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Sir Hans Adolf Krebs, FRS (/ k r ɛ b z, k r ɛ p s /, German: [hans ˈʔaːdɔlf ˈkʁeːps] ⓘ; 25 August 1900 – 22 November 1981) was a German-British biologist, physician and biochemist.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1953 was divided equally between Hans Adolf Krebs "for his discovery of the citric acid cycle" and Fritz Albert Lipmann "for his discovery of co-enzyme A and its importance for intermediary metabolism"
Sir Hans Adolf Krebs was a German-born British biochemist who received (with Fritz Lipmann) the 1953 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for the discovery in living organisms of the series of chemical reactions known as the tricarboxylic acid cycle (also called the citric acid cycle, or Krebs.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nutrients are broken down in our cells to release energy for the construction of cells. After Albert Szent-Györgyi identified several important reactions in these metabolic processes, in 1937 Hans Krebs was able to present a complete picture of an important part of metabolism—the citric acid cycle.
Jun 1, 2010 · His fame and accolades attracted attention to his department as a major center for biochemistry research, recruiting students from all parts of the world. Shortly after winning the Nobel Prize, Dr. Krebs was knighted in 1958, which changed his official title to Sir Hans Adolf Krebs.
- Bryan A. Wilson, Jonathan Cummings Schisler, Monte S Willis
- 2010
Sir Hans Adolf Krebs (/ k r ɛ b z, k r ɛ p s /; 25 August 1900 – 22 November 1981) was a German-born British biologist, physician and biochemist. He was a pioneer scientist in the study of cellular respiration, a biochemical process in living cells that extracts energy from food and oxygen and makes it available to drive the processes of life.
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Sir Hans Krebs (1900 - 1981), first professor of Biochemistry in the University of Sheffield and Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1953. tricarboxylic acid, Krebs cycle, citric acid cycle. History of Science in Yorkshire.
