Chemist no. 130 of 350 · Biochemistry

Vincent du Vigneaud

1901-1978United StatesNobel Chemistry 1955

First synthesis of a peptide hormone

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Vincent du Vigneaud and Oxytocin: The First Synthetic Peptide Hormone

How Vincent du Vigneaud determined and synthesised oxytocin in 1953, the first peptide hormone made in the laboratory, and won the 1955 Chemistry Nobel.

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Vincent du Vigneaud (1901-1978): The Biochemist Who Synthesised the First Peptide Hormone

Life of Vincent du Vigneaud (1901-1978): American biochemist, sulfur chemistry pioneer, first to synthesise a peptide hormone, 1955 Chemistry Nobel winner.

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