Anfinsen

[ an-fin-suh n ]
/ ˈæn fɪn sən /

noun

Christian Boeh·mer [bey-mer, boh-] /ˈbeɪ mər, ˈboʊ-/,1916–1995, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1972.

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British Dictionary definitions for anfinsen

Anfinsen
/ (ˈænfɪnsən) /

noun

Christian Boehmer. 1916–95, US biochemist, noted for his research on the structure of enzymes. Nobel prize for chemistry 1972
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Medical definitions for anfinsen

Anfinsen
[ ăn′fən-sən ]
Christian Boehmer 1916-1995

American biochemist. He shared a 1972 Nobel Prize for pioneering studies of ribonuclease.
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