Chemistry in the News: 1997 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Medicine

J. Chem. Educ., 1997, 74 (12), p 1388
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p1388
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 1997

Abstract

1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to Paul D. Boyer and John E. Walker for elucidation of the mechanism of action of ATP synthase, which catalyzes the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate; and Jens C. Skou for the first discovery of an ion-transporting enzyme, Na+,K+-ATPase. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 1997 went to Stanley B. Prusiner for his discovery of prions - a new biological principle of infection.

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General Public

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History / Philosophy

Keywords (Feature):

Chemistry in the News

Keywords (Subject):

Metabolism
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