Donald Van Slyke | |
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 Donald Van Slyke, during his time at Brookhaven National Laboratory | |
| Born | Donald Dexter Van Slyke March 29, 1883 |
| Died | May 4, 1971 (aged 88) |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA 1905, PhD 1907) |
| Known for | Kinetics of urease |
| Awards | Many, including National Medal of Science |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Rockefeller Institute, Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Doctoral advisor | Moses Gomberg |
Donald Dexter Van Slyke (March 29, 1883 – May 4, 1971), nicknamed Van, was a Dutch American biochemist. His achievements included the publication of 317 journal articles and 5 books,[1] as well as numerous awards, among them the National Medal of Science and the first AMA Scientific Achievement Award.[1] The Van Slyke determination, a test of amino acids, is named after him.[2]
- ^ a b Hastings, AB.; Van Slyke, DD. (1976). "Donald Dexter van Slyke". Biogr Mem Natl Acad Sci. 48: 309–60. PMID 11615659.
- ^ Donald D. van Slyke (1910) "Eine Methode zur quantitativen Bestimmung der aliphatischen Aminogruppen; einige Anwenungen derselben in der Chemi der Proteine, des Harns und der Enzyme" (A method for the quantitative determination of aliphatic amino groups: some applications of it in the chemistry of proteins, urine, and enzymes), Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft, 43 : 3170-3181.