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James Batcheller Sumner

Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 1946
James Batcheller Sumner — Nobel Prize
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Chemistry 1946
Born : 1887-11-19 — Canton, MA, USA
Died : 1955-08-12
“for his discovery that enzymes can be crystallized”
Chemistry · 1946
James Batcheller Sumner, born on November 19, 1887, in Canton, Massachusetts, was an American biochemist known for his work on enzymes. He is famous for demonstrating that enzymes can be crystallized, a discovery that had a significant impact on biology and chemistry. In 1946, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this advancement. Sumner contributed to the understanding of enzymes and paved the way for further research in the field of proteins. He passed away on August 12, 1955.

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Who is James Batcheller Sumner?
James Batcheller Sumner, born on November 19, 1887, in Canton, Massachusetts, was an American biochemist known for his work on enzymes. He is famous for demonstrating that enzymes can be crystallized, a discovery that had a significant impact on biology and chemistry. In 1946, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this advancement. Sumner contributed to the understanding of enzymes and paved the way for further research in the field of proteins. He passed away on August 12, 1955.
In what year did James Batcheller Sumner win the Nobel Prize?
1946 — Chemistry
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