Quotes by Christian B. Anfinsen

About Christian B. Anfinsen:


Christian Boehmer Anfinsen, Jr. was an American biochemist. He shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Stanford Moore and William Howard Stein for work on ribonuclease, especially concerning the connection between the amino acid sequence and the biologically active conformation (see Anfinsen's dogma).

Author Bio


  • NameChristian B. Anfinsen
  • DescriptionAmerican biochemist
  • AliasesChristian Boehmer Anfinsen, Jr.; Christian B. Anfinsen, Jr.; Christian B. Anfinsen
  • BornMarch 26, 1916
  • DiedMay 14, 1995
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBiochemist; Chemist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Nobel Prize In Chemistry