Chemist no. 311 of 350 · Biochemistry

Albrecht Kossel

1853-1927GermanyNobel Physiology/Medicine 1910

Nucleic acid chemistry; nucleobases

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The discovery, explained

Albrecht Kossel and the Chemistry of Nucleic Acids: Finding the Letters of Life

Learn how Albrecht Kossel identified adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine and uracil, histones and amino acids; Nobel Prize 1910 in Physiology or Medicine.

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Biography

Albrecht Kossel (1853–1927): The Chemist Who Found the Letters of Heredity

Biography of Albrecht Kossel (1853-1927): Rostock, Strasbourg, Marburg, Heidelberg, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1910, nucleobases and legacy.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Felix Hoppe-Seylermentor
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