Luis Federico

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Luis Federico was an Argentine physician and biochemist who won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of sugar nucleotides and their role in carbohydrate biosynthesis.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Chemistry
biochemist
human
physician
academicDegree Doctor of Medicine
awardReceived Gairdner Foundation International Award
Lomonosov Gold Medal
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease
continentOfCitizenship South America
countryOfBirth France
countryOfCitizenship Argentina
countryOfDeath Argentina
dateOfBirth 1906-09-06
dateOfDeath 1987-12-02
educatedAt University of Buenos Aires
employer Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas Fundación Campomar
University of Buenos Aires
familyName Leloir
fieldOfWork biochemistry
carbohydrate metabolism
gender male
givenName Luis Federico
hasNationality Argentine
heritage Argentine of French origin
influenced development of modern glycobiology
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
memberOf National Academy of Sciences of Argentina
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
name Luis Federico Leloir
nativeLanguage Spanish
NobelPrizeCategory Chemistry
NobelPrizeMotivation for his discovery of sugar nucleotides and their role in the biosynthesis of carbohydrates
NobelPrizeYear 1970
notableAchievement first demonstration of sugar nucleotides as intermediates in biosynthetic pathways
notableStudent Raúl Trucco
notableWork discovery of sugar nucleotides
elucidation of the role of sugar nucleotides in carbohydrate biosynthesis
occupation biochemist
physician
placeOfBirth Paris
placeOfDeath Buenos Aires
positionHeld director of Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas Fundación Campomar
researchFocus galactose metabolism
sugar nucleotides
residence Buenos Aires

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Luis Federico Leloir givenName Luis Federico
Luis Federico Leloir givenName Luis Federico
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Luis Federico Leloir givenName Luis Federico
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