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RefNoEC/1981/02
Previous numbersCert XXI, 2
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TitleBarnard, Eric Albert: certificate of election to the Royal Society
Date1977
DescriptionCitation typed
CitationDistinguished internationally for his contributions to protein chemistry and neurochemistry. He pioneered affinity labelling by identifying His-119 in the active centre of ribonuclease-A and his sequence studies of this enzyme in vertebrates have illuminated protein evolution. He first purified native yeast hexokinase and has contributed much to our present knowledge of its structure and isoenzymes. He developed the use of labelled inhibitors to locate and quantify acetylcholinesterase and acetylcholine receptors in the ultrastructure of the nerve-muscle synapse. He was the first to purify the mammalian cholinergic receptor and is using it to construct model synaptic membranes. These studies are leading him to an effective chemotherapy for muscular dystrophy.
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CodePersonNameDates
NA3931Barnard; Eric Albert (1927 - 2018)1927 - 2018
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