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Vincent du Vigneaud

Vincent du Vigneaud
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Vincent du Vigneaud was an American biochemist. He was recipient of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone," a reference to his work on the peptide hormone oxytocin.

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  1. Aleksandr AndronovApril 11, 1901 – October 31, 1952
  2. Charles Brenton HugginsSeptember 22, 1901 – January 12, 1997
  3. Ernest LawrenceAugust 8, 1901 – August 27, 1958
  4. Max EuweMay 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981
  5. Robert J. Van de GraaffDecember 20, 1901 – January 16, 1967
  6. Vincent du Vigneaud (this page)May 18, 1901 – December 11, 1978

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