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Maud Menten
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Canadian physician and chemist (1879–1960)
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Maud Lenora Menten was a Canadian chemist, physician, biochemist, and pathologist. She worked in the field of biochemistry and was employed by the University of Pittsburgh. Her education included studies at the University of Toronto and the University of Chicago. Menten was influenced by Simon Flexner and Leonor Michaelis.
She is the author of the work titled "The distribution of fat, chlorides, phosphates, potassium and iron in striated muscle." Menten received the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame award. She spoke English. She was born on March 20, 1879, and died in Ontario on July 26, 1960.
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- The distribution of fat, chlorides, phosphates, potassium and iron in striated muscle
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1879-03-20 ) March 20, 1879, Port Lambton , Ontario , Canada
- Died
- July 17, 1960 (1960-07-17) (aged 81), Leamington , Ontario, Canada
- Education
- University of Toronto (B.A., M.B., M.D.), University of Chicago (PhD)
- Known for
- Michaelis-Menten equation, inventing the azo-dye coupling reaction, electrophoretic separation of blood haemoglobin proteins, contributions to enzyme kinetics and histochemistry
- Institutions
- University of Toronto , Canada Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research , US New York Infirmary for Women and Children , US University of Berlin , Germany University of Chicago , US University of Pittsburgh , US British Columbia Medical Research Institute, Canada
- Thesis
- The Alkalinity of the Blood in Malignancy and Other Pathological Conditions; Together with Observations on the Relation of the Alkalinity of the Blood to Barometric Pressure (1916)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maud
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of death
- Ontario
- Occupation
- pathologist
- Educated at
- University of Chicago
- Employer
- University of Pittsburgh
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- biochemistry
- Image
- Maud Leonora Menten (1879-1960).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1879-03-20
- date of death
- 1960-07-26
- Commons category
- Maud Menten
- influenced by
- Leonor Michaelis
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- Giuseppe Paupini
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Encyclopedic overview
Maud Leonora Menten (March 20, 1879 – July 17, 1960) was a Canadian physician and chemist. As a bio-medical and medical researcher, she made significant contributions to enzyme kinetics and histochemistry, and invented a procedure that remains in use. She is primarily known for her work with Leonor Michaelis on enzyme kinetics in 1913. The paper has been translated from its written language of German into English.
Maud Menten was born in Port Lambton, Ontario and studied medicine at the University of Toronto (B.A. 1904, M.B. 1907, M.D. 1911). She was among the first women in Canada to earn a medical doctorate.
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