Christian B. Anfinsen | |
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 Anfinsen in 1969 | |
| Born | Christian Boehmer Anfinsen Jr. March 26, 1916 |
| Died | May 14, 1995 (aged 79) |
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| Known for | Ribonuclease, Anfinsen's dogma |
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| Children | 3 with Kenenger, 4 stepchildren with Ely |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1972) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Thesis | Quantitative histochemical studies of the retina (1943) |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert Baird Hastings |
Christian Boehmer Anfinsen Jr. (March 26, 1916 – May 14, 1995)[1] was an American biochemist. He shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Stanford Moore and William Howard Stein for work on ribonuclease, especially concerning the connection between the amino acid sequence and the biologically active conformation (see Anfinsen's dogma).[2][3]
- ^ "Anfinsen, Christian Boehmer". Who Was Who in America, 1993-1996, vol. 11. New Providence, N.J.: Marquis Who's Who. 1996. p. 7. ISBN 0-8379-0225-8.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1972" (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences). Nobelprize.org. Retrieved on March 8, 2012.
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- "The Christian B. Anfinsen Papers: Biographical Overview". National institute of Health. March 12, 2019.
- "Anfinsen, Christian B. ." Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. . Encyclopedia.com.