Chemist no. 129 of 350 · Biochemistry

Richard Synge

1914-1994United KingdomNobel Chemistry 1952

Partition chromatography of amino acids

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Richard Synge and the Chemistry of Separating Peptides: From Partition Chromatography to Protein Structure

How Richard Synge co-invented partition chromatography with Archer Martin, analysed gramicidin S peptides and shared the 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Biography

Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914-1994): The Quiet Biochemist Behind Partition Chromatography

Life of Richard Laurence Millington Synge (1914-1994): British biochemist, co-inventor of partition chromatography and 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner.

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