William Howard Stein ( Eng. William Howard Stein ; June 25, 1911 , New York - February 2, 1980 , ibid.) - American biochemist, member of the US National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
| William Howard Stein | ||
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| English William Howard Stein | ||
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| Date of Birth | June 25, 1911 | |
| Place of Birth | New York , USA | |
| Date of death | February 2, 1980 (68 years old) | |
| Place of death | New York , USA | |
| A country |  USA | |
| Scientific field | Biochemistry | |
| Place of work | Rockefeller University | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University , Columbia University | |
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Biography
He graduated from Harvard University ( 1933 ), received a Ph.D. from the Medical and Surgical College of Columbia University ( 1938 ). Since 1938 he has been working at Rockefeller University (New York), since 1955 - professor of biochemistry. In 1968-1971 he was the editor of the journal Journal of Biological Chemistry .
Major works
The main work on the analytical chemistry of proteins and enzymes . He developed a quantitative method for determining amino acids based on ion-exchange chromatography , first established (together with others) the primary structure of the ribonuclease enzyme, and studied the structure of the active centers of enzymes.
Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize in Chemistry ( 1972 , together with S. Moore and C. Anfinsen ).