Chemistry
Credits and References for the 2000 Nobel Poster for Physics
Editors: Prof. Thomas Hjertberg, Department of Polymer Technology, Chalmers University of Technology; Prof. Bengt Nordén, Chairman, Nobel Committee for Chemistry, and Eva Krutmeijer, Head of Information, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Layout and illustrations: Typoform Printing: Tryckindustri, Solna 2000 © , P.O. Box 50005, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden. Phone:+46 8 673 95 00, fax:+46…
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Further reading
Scientific American (1986) Vol 255, 76-84. Trends in Biochemical Sciences (1989) Vol 11, 515-518. Journal of the American Medical Association (1988) Vol 260, 3030-3034. Advances in Enzymology (1989) Vol 62, 1-36. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, (press release).
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001 (R)-alanine R refers to the Latin word rectus, meaning right. (S)-alanine S refers to the Latin word sinister, meaning left. When alanine is produced in a laboratory under normal conditions, a mixture is obtained, half of which consists of…
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Yeast and human beings
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2006 10.000 litres of yeast culture – which corresponds to 150 kg of yeast – was used to finally produce 2 g of pure RNA-polymerase. Eukaryotes are organisms whose cells have well-defined nuclei. All green plants, fungi and mammals belong to this group. Roger Kornberg has developed a system of…
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By analogy with semiconductor technology one speaks of doping the polymer when it is subjected to oxidation with iodine vapour. The more electrons are removed, the higher the degree of doping and the greater the conductivity. While polyacetylene can be persuaded to conduct current as well as many metals do, this material is unfortunately…
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