1955 ⟶ Grunberg-Manago and Ochoa: Polynucleotide Phosphorylase

Marianne Grunberg-Manago and Severo Ochoa discovered the fir...
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💊 Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin: Vitamin B12 Structure

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin discovered the three-dimensional structure of vitamin B12.⟶
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin: Vitamin B12 Structure (1954)
ChemistryX-ray CrystallographyVitamin B12HodgkinBiochemistryStructural BiologyCambridge1950sComplex MoleculesScientific Visualization
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚛️ Grunberg-Manago and Ochoa: Polynucleotide Phosphorylase

Marianne Grunberg-Manago and Severo Ochoa discovered the first nucleic-acid-synthesizing enzyme (polynucleotide phosphorylase), which links nucleotides together into polynucleotides.⟶
Grunberg-Manago and Ochoa: Polynucleotide Phosphorylase (1955)
BiochemistryEnzymesRNANucleotidesGrunberg-ManagoOchoaMolecular BiologyMacromolecules1950sScientific Research
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⚛️ Arthur Kornberg: DNA Polymerase Discovery

Arthur Kornberg discovered DNA polymerase enzymes.⟶
Arthur Kornberg: DNA Polymerase Discovery (1955)
BiochemistryEnzymesDNA PolymeraseKornbergDNA ReplicationMolecular Biology1950sScientific ResearchNucleic AcidsGenetics
United StatesUnited States

🧬 Jens Skou: Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase Discovery

Jens Skou discovers Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase, the first ion-transporting enzyme.⟶
Jens Skou: Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase Discovery (1957)
BiochemistryEnzymesNa+/K+-ATPaseSkouMembrane TransportCell BiologyPhysiology1950sIon ChannelsActive Transport
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🥇 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded to Ochoa and Kornberg

Severo Ochoa and Arthur Kornberg received the Nobel Prize for their work.⟶
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded to Ochoa and Kornberg (1959)
Nobel PrizeBiochemistryMolecular BiologyArthur KornbergSevero OchoaNucleotide Synthesis
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