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Edward Adelbert Doisy
Edward Adelbert Doisy , 1893–1986, American biochemist, b. Hume, Ill., grad. Univ. of Illinois (B.A., 1914), Ph.D. Harvard, 1920. For his discovery of the chemical nature of vitamin K he shared with Henrik Dam the 1943 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Doisy and others synthesized vitamin K in 1939. He contributed to the knowledge of metabolism, insulin, and blood buffers and isolated the female sex hormones estrone (1929) and estradiol (1936). He taught biochemistry at Harvard (1915–17) and at the medical school of Washington Univ., St. Louis (1919–23), and was professor of biochemistry at the medical school of St. Louis Univ. (1923–65). |
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"Edward Adelbert Doisy." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Edward Adelbert Doisy." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Doisy-Ed.html "Edward Adelbert Doisy." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Doisy-Ed.html |
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Doisy, Edward Adelbert
Doisy, Edward Adelbert (1893–1986) US biochemist. He researched blood buffers, vitamins and metabolism. He also isolated the female sex hormones, oestrone (1929) and oestradiol (1935). Doisy shared the 1943 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with Henrik Dam, for their analysis of vitamin K.
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"Doisy, Edward Adelbert." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Doisy, Edward Adelbert." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-DoisyEdwardAdelbert.html "Doisy, Edward Adelbert." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-DoisyEdwardAdelbert.html |
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Doisy, Edward Adelbert
Doisy, Edward Adelbert (1893–1986) American biochemist; first isolated the oestrogens and independently isolated vitamin K, determined its structure and synthesized it; Nobel Prize 1943. See also Dam.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "Doisy, Edward Adelbert." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "Doisy, Edward Adelbert." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-DoisyEdwardAdelbert.html DAVID A. BENDER. "Doisy, Edward Adelbert." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-DoisyEdwardAdelbert.html |
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