| RefNo | EC/1967/31 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVIII, 68 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Williams, Richard Tecwyn: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | The researches of Williams have been largely responsible for laying the foundations of biochemical toxicology. He has worked on the metabolism of aliphatic alcohols, alicyclic hydrocarbons, benzenes and alkylbenzenes, sulphonamides, drugs of a wide variety, heterocycles, and organotin compounds. Especially noteworthy are his work on fluorescence and his studies on thalidomide in which he has shown that none of the twelve breakdown products which he identified is teratogenic. Williams has also defined the structural factors required for a compound to be excreted through the bile. He has discovered species differences which may have an application in primate classification. His work is of immediate relevance to our understanding of drug metabolism and action and that of the biological effects of food additives, pesticides, and other compounds foreign to the body. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1942 | Williams; Richard Tecwyn (1909 - 1979) | 1909 - 1979 |