Vincent Du Vigneaud
1901-1978
American biochemist who won the 1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for synthesizing the first hormone, oxytocin. Du Vigneaud also deciphered the chemical structure of biotin, ...
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Vincent du Vigneaud, an American biochemist, received the 1955 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his breakthrough achievement of synthesizing oxytocin--a hormone released by the posterior pituitary gland ...
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Vincent du Vigneaud, an American biochemist, received the 1955 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his breakthrough achievement of synthesizing oxytocin--a hormone released by the posterior pituitary gland ...
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Vincent Du Vigneaud was a pioneer in studying the role of sulfur in biological compounds. He was the first to synthesize oxytocin, a polypeptide hormone, opening the door to synthesis of many larger, ...
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