| RefNo | EC/1938/17 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XIV, 262; A56740 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Stedman, Edgar: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | Distinguished for his researches in organic and biological chemistry: Determination of the constitution of the alkaloid physostigmine. Synthesis of numerous simpler urethanes having a similar action; one of these ('prostigmine') has been introduced into practical medicine. Exploration of the relationship between chemical constitution and physiological action in this new and extensive group. Discovery of a new enzyme choline-esterase, which is inhibited in varying degree by all the active urethanes. Determination of its absolute rate of action (Proc Roy Soc 1936, B 121, p142). Investigated haemocyanins from a variety of invertebrates and determined the dissociation curves of their compounds with oxygen. |
| Proposers | George Barger; C R Harington; H H Dale; Harold King; A J Clark; J Mellanby; Robert Robinson; Alex McKenzie; E P Cathcart; I M Heilbron; F Gowland Hopkins; Robert Robison; E B Verney; J B Leathes |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1593 | Stedman; Edgar (1890 - 1975) | 1890 - 1975 |