William Cumming Rose

William Cumming Rose
BornApril 4, 1887 (1887-04-04)
DiedSeptember 25, 1985 (1985-09-26) (aged 98)
Alma materYale University
Known forEssential amino acids,
Threonine
AwardsWillard Gibbs Award (1952)
National Medal of Science (1966)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry,
Nutrition

William Cumming Rose (April 4, 1887 – September 25, 1985) was an American biochemist and nutritionist. He discovered the amino acid threonine, and his research determined the necessity for essential amino acids in diet and the minimum daily requirements of all amino acids for optimal growth.[1][2]

  1. ^ Robert D. Simoni, Robert L. Hill and Martha Vaughan (September 13, 2002). "The Discovery of the Amino Acid Threonine: the Work of William C. Rose". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (37): 56–58. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(20)74369-3. PMID 12218068.
  2. ^ McCoy, R. H., Meyer, C. E., and Rose, W. C. (1935). "Feeding Experiments with Mixtures of Highly Purified Amino Acids. VIII. Isolation and Identification of a New Essential Amino Acid". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 112: 283–302. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)74986-7.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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