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Adolf Butenandt was a German biochemist who lived from 1903 to 1995 and made important contributions to understanding hormones and other biological molecules. His work was significant enough to earn him recognition in the scientific community during the 20th century.
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- 1903-03-24
- Died
- 1995-01-18
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- Über 5-Oxy-kynurenin, seine Synthese und physiologische Bedeutung
- Isolierung eines neuen, physiologisch unwirksamen Sterinderivates aus Männerharn, seine Verknüpfung mit Dehydroandrosteron und Androsteron : Ein Beitrag zur Konstitution des Androsterons, aus
- Über Oestronsulfat, ein Physiologisches Ausscheidungsprodukt des Follikelhormons
- Xanthommatin, ein Augenfarbstoff der Schmeißfliege Calliphora Erythrocephala : Aus
- Über das Hormon des Corpus Luteum
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Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt ( German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf ˈbuːtənant] ; 24 March 1903, Lehe near Bremerhaven – 18 January 1995, Munich) was a German biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his "work on sex hormones." He initially rejected the award in accordance with government policy, but accepted it in 1949 after World War II. He was President of the Max Planck Society from 1960 to 1972. He was also the first, in 1959, to discover the structure of the sex pheromone of silkworms, which he named bombykol.
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1903 births1995 deathsAcademic staff of LMU MunichAcademic staff of the Gdańsk University of TechnologyAcademic staff of the Humboldt University of BerlinAcademic staff of the University of GöttingenAcademic staff of the University of TübingenCommanders of the Legion of HonourForeign members of the Royal SocietyGerman biochemistsGerman Nobel laureates