William Howard Stein
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William Howard Stein was an American biochemist who lived from 1911 to 1980 and made important contributions to understanding the structure and function of proteins. His work in biochemistry advanced scientific knowledge about how proteins are built and operate, which has had lasting importance for medicine and biology.
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- Born
- 1911
- Died
- 1980-02-02
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Chromatography, by William H. Stein & Stanford Moore
- The composition of elastin ..
- The structure of proteins
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William Howard Stein (June 25, 1911 – February 2, 1980) was an American biochemist who collaborated in the determination of the ribonuclease sequence, as well as how its structure relates to catalytic activity, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972 for his work. Stein was also involved in the invention of the automatic amino acid analyzer, an advancement in chromatography that opened the door to modern methods of chromatography, such as liquid chromatography and gas chromatography.
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