Protein Sequencing

Protein Sequencing; Determine the amino acid sequence of a protein

Method to understand the structure and function of proteins in living organism

Protein Sequencing: Pehr Edman and Fredrick Sanger

Pehr Edman:  Decode the amino acid sequence using chemicals in 1947

Fredrick Sanger and Insulin

Discovery Of Insulin 

Insulin was discovered by Fredrick Banting in winter of 1921-1922 

Fredrick Banting: Canadas First Nobel Prize 

Received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1923

Fredrick Sanger

The first protein sequencing was achieved by Fredric Sanger 

Sanger determined the amino acid sequence of Bovine Insulin in 1949

Sanger received the Nobel Prize in 1958

Sanger: 2 Nobel Prizes

Applications Of Protein Sequencing 

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