first edition
1949
by Edsall, John T.
1949. First edition. Edsall, John T. (1902-2002). Characterization of certain protein molecules found in blood. Offprint from Record of Chemical Progress, fall issue (1949). 179-193, [2]pp. 230 x 154 mm. Original printed wrappers. From the library of Nobel Laureate Max Perutz (1914-2002), with his ownership stamp on the front wrapper. First Edition, offprint issue. A discussion of four proteins derived from blood: serum albumin, gamma-globulin, fibrinogen and hemoglobin. Edsall, professor of chemistry at Harvard Medical School, was one of the early investigators of proteins. This paper is from the library of Edsall's friend Max Perutz, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in chemistry with John Kendrew for for their studies of the structures of hemoglobin and globular proteins. (Inventory #: 40709)