Sir John Cornforth Ac Cbe Frs: His Biosynthetic Work. (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Purchase, Rupert; Hanson, James R.
• Is Part Of: Science progress. Volume 98:Number 3(2015)
• Page Start: 230
• Page End: 243
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: acetyl co-enzyme A -- cholesterol -- citric acid -- chiral methyl -- farnesyl diphosphate -- mevalonic acid -- squalene; Science -- Periodicals; Research; Science; Science; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 505
• DOI: 10.3184/003685015X14365489399849
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0036-8504

Abstract

Sir John Cornforth's work on the stereochemistry of enzyme reactions involved in the biosynthesis of squalene and cholesterol and in the formation and metabolism of a chiral methyl group in acetyl co-enzyme A, is reviewed.