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Hugo Theorell was a Swedish biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1955 for his discoveries about enzymes and how they work in living cells. His research helped scientists understand the fundamental chemical processes that keep organisms alive, laying important groundwork for modern biochemistry and medicine.
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- Studien Über Die Plasmalipoide des Blutes
- The Mechanism of action of dehydrogenases
- Växlande vindar
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1955
“for his discoveries concerning the nature and mode of action of oxidation enzymes”
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hugo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of death
- Stockholm
- Occupation
- physician
- Employer
- Uppsala University
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Field of work
- biochemistry
- Image
- Hugo Theorell nobel.jpg
- Residence
- Sweden
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- place of burial
- Q252312
- date of birth
- 1903-07-06
- date of death
- 1982-08-15
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- name in native language
- Axel Hugo Teodor Theorell
- date of burial or cremation
- 1982-09-07
- Commons category
- Hugo Theorell
- interested in
- biochemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell ForMemRS (6 July 1903 – 15 August 1982) was a Swedish scientist and Nobel Prize laureate in medicine.
Life
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