Hans Neurath
Hans Neurath | |
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Born | Vienna, Austria | October 29, 1909
Died | April 12, 2002 Seattle | (aged 92)
Nationality | Austrian American |
Education | University of Vienna (PhD 1933), University of Minnesota |
Known for | Physical chemistry of proteins |
Spouse | Susi Spitzer Neurath |
Children | One son (from previous marriage): Peter F. Neurath |
Awards | National Academy of Sciences; Max Planck Society, Germany |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Protein chemistry |
Institutions | Duke University; University of Washington, Seattle |
Hans Neurath (October 29, 1909 – April 2002) was a
Neurath was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a foreign member of the Max Planck Society of Germany.
Scientific research
Neurath had wide-ranging interests in the physical chemistry of proteins. He published seminal papers on protein structure and denaturation and debunked early models of protein structures,[1] notably those of William Astbury.[2] His research focused mainly on the proteolytic enzymes, which catalyze the hydrolysis of protein substrates.[3][4]
Neurath's work on proteolytic enzymes included studies of trypsin,[5] carboxypeptidase[6] and thermolysin.[7]
Neurath also studied other aspects of protein chemistry, such as protein denaturation[8] and biological regulation.[9]
Writing and editing
Neurath wrote more than 400 papers. He was founding editor of two journals: Biochemistry, which he edited from 1961 to 1991; and Protein Science, which he edited from 1991 to 1998. He also edited three volumes of "The Proteins," a reference work.
Work in Seattle
Neurath founded the department of biochemistry at the University of Washington, Seattle, and served as its chair from 1950 until 1975, when he retired. His department produced three winners of the
Neurath was also part-time scientific director of the
Personal life
Neurath was married to Susi Spitzer Neurath for 41 years. He had a son, Peter F. Neurath, from an earlier marriage; two stepchildren, Margaret Albrecht and Frank Meyer; and three step-grandchildren.
He died at the age of 92 on April 12, 2002, in Seattle.
Heritage
The Protein Society presents its annual Hans Neurath Award in recognition of "a recent contribution of unusual merit to basic protein science."[10]
References
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- ^ Astbury, W. T.; Dickinson, S.; Bailey, K. (1935). "The X-ray interpretation of denaturation and the structure of the seed globulins". Biochem. J. 29 (10): 2351–2360.
- ^ Schwert, G. W.; Neurath, H.; Kaufman, S.; Snoke, J. E. (1948). "The specific esterase activity of trypsin". J. Biol. Chem. 172 (1): 221–239.
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- PMC 431226.
- ^ "THE HANS NEURATH AWARD". proteinsociety.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-03.