1962Nobel Prize for Hemoglobin and Myoglobin Structure

Max Perutz and John Kendrew shared the Nobel prize for their...
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🔬 Protein Structure Elucidated via X-ray Crystallography

Max Perutz and John Kendrew use X-ray crystallography to elucidate a protein structure, specifically sperm whale myoglobin.
Protein Structure Elucidated via X-ray Crystallography (1958)
X-ray CrystallographyProtein StructureMyoglobinMolecular BiologyMax PerutzJohn Kendrew
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🎈 Model for Oxygenated Hemoglobin Structure

Max Perutz comes up with a model for the structure of oxygenated hemoglobin.
Model for Oxygenated Hemoglobin Structure (1959)
HemoglobinProtein StructureMolecular BiologyMax PerutzOxygen Transport
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🥇 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
SwedenSwedenUnited StatesUnited States

💪 Myoglobin Structure Described

John Kendrew described the structure of myoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in muscle.
Myoglobin Structure Described (1960)
MyoglobinProtein StructureMolecular BiologyJohn KendrewMuscle Physiology
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🧬 Nobel Prize for Hemoglobin and Myoglobin Structure

Max Perutz and John Kendrew shared the Nobel prize for their work on the structure of hemoglobin and myoglobin.
Nobel Prize for Hemoglobin and Myoglobin Structure (1962)
Nobel PrizeBiochemistryMolecular BiologyProtein StructureHemoglobinMyoglobinX-ray CrystallographyStructural Biology
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🧬 Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Deciphers Insulin's 3D Structure

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin deciphered the three-dimensional structure of insulin.
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Deciphers Insulin's 3D Structure (1969)
BiochemistryStructural BiologyX-ray CrystallographyInsulinDorothy Crowfoot HodgkinProtein Structure
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