Protein structure

Edelman worked out the structure of gamma globulin, crucial for antibody formation. Hodgkin worked out the insulin molecule's 3D structure. Choh Hao Li synthesized ribonuclease, the first enzyme to be synthesized, and the even more complex growth hormone the next year.
 Gerald Maurice Edelman United States 1969 Protein structure

Edelman worked out the structure of gamma globulin, crucial for antibody formation. Hodgkin worked out the insulin molecule's 3D structure. Choh Hao Li synthesized ribonuclease, the first enzyme to be synthesized, and the even more complex growth hormone the next year.