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Lafayette Mendel

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Lafayette Benedict Mendel (February 5, 1872 – December 9, 1935) was an American biochemist known for his work in nutrition, with longtime collaborator Thomas B. Osborne, including the study of Vitamin A, Vitamin B, lysine and tryptophan. [1]

39 relations: American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal, Aufhausen, B vitamins, Biochemist, Biochemistry, Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Delhi, New York, Doctor of Philosophy, Edestin, Elmer McCollum, Essential amino acid, Florence B. Seibert, Germany, Hemp, Icie Hoobler, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Lafayette B. Mendel House, Lysine, Marguerite Davis, National Academy of Sciences, National Historic Landmark, New Haven, Connecticut, Nutrition, Rat, Ribosome-inactivating protein, Ricin, Ricinus, Russell Henry Chittenden, Sheffield Scientific School, Sterling Professor, Thomas Burr Osborne (chemist), Tryptophan, United States, Vitamin A, Xerophthalmia, Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University.

American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal

The American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal is the highest award of the American Institute of Chemists and has been awarded since 1926.

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Aufhausen

Aufhausen is a municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany.

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B vitamins

B vitamins are a class of water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism.

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Biochemist

Biochemists are scientists that are trained in biochemistry.

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Biochemistry

Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.

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Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences is a learned society founded in 1799 in New Haven, Connecticut "to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest and happiness of a free and virtuous people." Its purpose is the dissemination of scholarly information.

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Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) is the Connecticut state government's agricultural experiment station, a state government component that engages in scientific research and public outreach in agriculture and related fields.

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Delhi, New York

Delhi is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Edestin

Edestin, (also known as Edistin) is a highly-digestible, hexameric legumin protein, and a seed storage protein, with a molecular weight of 50,000.

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Elmer McCollum

Elmer Verner McCollum (March 3, 1879 – November 15, 1967) was an American biochemist known for his work on the influence of diet on health.

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Essential amino acid

An essential amino acid, or indispensable amino acid, is an amino acid that cannot be synthesized ''de novo'' (from scratch) by the organism, and thus must be supplied in its diet.

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Florence B. Seibert

Florence Barbara Seibert (October 6, 1897 – August 23, 1991) was an American biochemist.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Hemp

Hemp, or industrial hemp (from Old English hænep), typically found in the northern hemisphere, is a variety of the Cannabis sativa plant species that is grown specifically for the industrial uses of its derived products.

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Icie Hoobler

Icie Gertrude Macy Hoobler (July 23, 1892 – January 6, 1984) was an American biochemist who did research in human nutrition, specifically pertaining to mothers and children.

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Journal of Biological Chemistry

The Journal of Biological Chemistry is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1905.

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Lafayette B. Mendel House

The Lafayette B. Mendel House is an historic Italianate house at 18 Trumbull Street in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Lysine

Lysine (symbol Lys or K) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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Marguerite Davis

Marguerite Davis (September 16, 1887 – September 19, 1967) was an American biochemist, co-discoverer of vitamins A and B with Elmer Verner McCollum in 1913.

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National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.

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New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Nutrition

Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism.

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Rat

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents in the superfamily Muroidea.

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Ribosome-inactivating protein

A ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) is a protein synthesis inhibitor that acts at the ribosome.

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Ricin

Ricin, a lectin (a carbohydrate-binding protein) produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, is a highly potent toxin.

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Ricinus

Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.

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Russell Henry Chittenden

Russell Henry Chittenden (18 February 1856 – 26 December 1943) was an American physiological chemist.

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Sheffield Scientific School

Sheffield Scientific School was founded in 1847 as a school of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut for instruction in science and engineering.

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Sterling Professor

Sterling Professor is the highest academic rank at Yale University, awarded to a tenured faculty member considered one of the best in his or her field.

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Thomas Burr Osborne (chemist)

Thomas Burr Osborne (August 5, 1859 – January 29, 1929) was a biochemist and early discoverer of Vitamin A. He is known for his work isolating and characterizing seed proteins, and for determining protein nutritional requirements.

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Tryptophan

Tryptophan (symbol Trp or W) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vitamin A

Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids (most notably beta-carotene).

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Xerophthalmia

Xerophthalmia (from Ancient Greek xērós (ξηρός) meaning dry and ophthalmos (οφθαλμός) meaning eye) is a medical condition in which the eye fails to produce tears.

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Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

The Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is the graduate school of Yale University.

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Yale School of Medicine

The Yale School of Medicine is the graduate medical school at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Yale University

Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_Mendel

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