Chemist no. 141 of 350 · Biochemistry

Christian Anfinsen

1916-1995United StatesNobel Chemistry 1972

Protein folding and sequence-structure link

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The discovery, explained

Anfinsen's Experiment: The Sequence Decides the Shape

Christian Anfinsen showed that amino acid sequence alone determines protein structure. Ribonuclease refolding, thermodynamic hypothesis and exam points.

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Biography

Christian Anfinsen: The Biochemist Who Proved That Sequence Decides Shape

Life of Christian B. Anfinsen (1916-1995): early life, education, NIH career, ribonuclease folding work and the 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Academic lineage

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

Teachers: Kaj Linderstrøm-Langpostdoc
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