Frederick Sanger Two-Time Nobel Laureate in Chemistry /

• Main Author: Jeffers, Joe S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; History.; Bioorganic chemistry.; Proteins.; Bioorganic Chemistry.; History of Science.; Protein Science.

In this Brief, Joe Jeffers uncovers the life and works of two-time Nobel Laureate Frederick Sanger. Following Sanger’s early life to retirement, Jeffers describes how this celebrated British biochemist became the first person to determine the amino acid sequence of a protein for which he was awarded...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Early Life 1918-1943
• Protein Period 1943-1962
• Origins of the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology.- RNA Period 1962-1971
• DNA Period 1969-1983
• Life outside the Lab
• The Man and His Legacy.