William Jencks

William Platt Jencks
William Platt Jencks
Born	August 15, 1927; Bar Harbor, Maine
Died	January 3, 2007 (aged 79)
Alma mater	Harvard College
Known for	Chemical mechanisms of enzyme catalysis, his book Catalysis in Chemistry and Enzymology
Awards	American Chemical Society Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences, foreign member of the Royal Society
	Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	National Academy of Sciences; Brandeis University
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William Platt Jencks (August 15, 1927 – January 3, 2007) was an American biochemist. He was noted particularly for his work on enzymes, using concepts drawn from organic chemistry to understand their mechanisms.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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William Platt Jencks

Born	(1927-08-15)August 15, 1927 Bar Harbor, Maine
Died	January 3, 2007(2007-01-03) (aged 79)
Alma mater	Harvard College
Known for	Chemical mechanisms of enzyme catalysis, his book Catalysis in Chemistry and Enzymology
Awards	American Chemical Society Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences, foreign member of the Royal Society
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	National Academy of Sciences Brandeis University

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