| RefNo | EC/1931/07 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XIV, 104; A03142 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Harington, Sir Charles Robert: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Date stamp on reverse. Citation typed |
| Citation | Distinguished for the application of organic chemistry to biology. Gained the Harrison Memorial Prize for the best research by a British Chemist under thirty. Increased yield of thyroxine from the gland twenty-five fold and could thus determine its constitution; synthesised thyroxine (now manufactured in several countries). Made peptides of thyroxine, resolved thyroxine and obtained the more potent enantiomorph by enzymic digestion of the gland; similarly isolated its probable precursor di-iodo-tyrosine. Found a novel standardized method for crystallising insulin. Synthesised thiolhistidine (probably present in zein) to facilitate search for this amino acid. Discovered attraction of Teredo larvae by constituent of wood. |
| Proposers | George Barger; Robert Robinson; F G Donnan; W J Pope; T M Lowry; Frank Lee Pyman; W N Haworth; Alex McKenzie; James Walker; H B Baker; H S Raper; C J Martin; Arthur Harden; A V Hill; T R Elliott; H D Dakin |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2196 | Harington; Sir; Charles Robert (1897 - 1972) | 1897 - 1972 |