Emperor of enzymes : a biography of Arthur Kornberg, biochemist and Nobel laureate / Errol C. Friedberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedberg, Errol C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kornberg, Arthur, 1918-2007--Health.

Kornberg, Arthur.

Kornberg, Arthur, 1918-2007.

Biochemists--United States--Biography.

Biochemists.

DNA polymerases.

Medicine--Research.

Medicine.

Biochemistry.

Health.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Biochemistry.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 319 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2016]

Summary:

This book chronicles the life and work of the late Arthur Kornberg, one of the premier biochemists in the world, who discovered the enzyme DNA polymerase, a key enzyme required for the biosynthesis of DNA. The book provides readers with a view of the personality and character of one of the great biochemists of the late 20th century, as well as insights into the origin and growth of the discipline of nucleic acid biochemistry, especially the biosynthesis of DNA. The book consists of 17 chapters that trace the life and work of Arthur Kornberg. Book jacket.

Contents:

Growing up in New York City, Medical School and the United States Navy

Learning from the masters, the NIH and the Ochoa Laboratory

The Cori Laboratory, and a return to the NIH

Washington University

The lure of nucleic acid enzymology

The discovery of DNA polymerase

Stanford University Medical School

The Stanford Department of Biochemistry

Life in the test tube?

Like father like sons

Spores, a brief interlude

DNA replication, the holy grail

Polyphosphate

A life of writing

In support of basic science

Commercial ventures and the founding of DNAX

A life well lived.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789814699808

9814699802

9789814699815

9814699810

OCLC:

921869807