The Saga of James B. Sumner
Category
Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
Active Era
Leaderboard Rank
#316 in Scientists & Inventors
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29,100 Hearts
ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
James Batcheller Sumner (November 19, 1887 – August 12, 1955) was an American biochemist.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
He discovered that enzymes can be crystallized, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1946 with John Howard Northrop and Wendell Meredith Stanley.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
He was also the first to prove that enzymes are proteins.
