Anfinsen
[ an-fin-suhn ]
/ ˈæn fɪn sən /
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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 ]
American biochemist. He shared a 1972 Nobel Prize for pioneering studies of ribonuclease.
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