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Born March 20, 1879 • Canada
Died July 26, 1960 (aged 81) • Canada
Subjects Of Study Michaelis-Menten kinetics • enzyme • hemoglobin

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Maud Leonora Menten
Two graphs illustrating enzyme action: the left graph shows a Michaelis-Menten curve with reaction velocity rising and leveling off as substrate concentration increases; the right graph compares cooperative curves, with positive cooperativity showing a steep rise, negative cooperativity a gradual rise, and both labeled accordingly.
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Justus von Liebig
Justus, baron von Liebig
German chemist
Emil Fischer.
Emil Fischer
German chemist
Max Ferdinand Perutz (left) and John Cowdery Kendrew, 1962.
Max Ferdinand Perutz
British biochemist
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John Howard Northrop
American biochemist
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Richard Willstätter
German chemist
Euler-Chelpin
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
Swedish biochemist
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Sir Arthur Harden
British biochemist
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Eduard Buchner
German biochemist
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James Batcheller Sumner
American biochemist
Frederick Sanger, 1993
Frederick Sanger
British biochemist
Pierre-Eugène-Marcellin Berthelot
Pierre-Eugène-Marcellin Berthelot
French chemist
Charles Gerhardt, engraving
Charles Gerhardt
French chemist
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Auguste Laurent
French chemist
Melvin Calvin
Melvin Calvin
American biochemist
ean-Baptiste-André Dumas
Jean-Baptiste-André Dumas
French chemist
August Kekule von Stradonitz
August Kekule von Stradonitz
German chemist
Sir Derek H.R. Barton
Sir Derek H.R. Barton
British chemist
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Richard Henderson
British biologist
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Ralph F. Hirschmann
American chemist
Kary B. Mullis
Kary Mullis
American biochemist

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