John Howard Northrop
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John Howard Northrop was an American biochemist who lived from 1891 to 1987 and made important contributions to the study of proteins and enzymes. His work helped scientists understand the chemical nature of biological molecules, which was fundamental to advancing biochemistry as a field.
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- 1891-07-05
- Died
- 1987-05-27
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John Howard Northrop (July 5, 1891 – May 27, 1987) was an American biochemist who, with James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley, won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The award was given for these scientists' isolation, crystallization, and study of enzymes, proteins, and viruses. Northrop was a Professor of Bacteriology and Medical Physics, Emeritus, at University of California, Berkeley.
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1891 births1987 deaths1987 suicides20th-century American chemists20th-century American physicistsAmerican medical physicistsAmerican Nobel laureatesAmerican people of German descentColumbia College, Columbia University alumniColumbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumniColumbia University facultyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences