1896–1984 Czech-born (then Austria-Hungary) American biochemist who carried out pioneering work on carbohydrate metabolism.
Keywords: glycogen; phosphorylase; carbohydrate; glycolysis; glucose
Cori, Carl Ferdinand
Katherine D Watson, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002388
| Further Reading | |
| Cori GT, Cori CF and Schmidt G (1939) The role of glucose-1-phosphate in the formation of blood sugar and synthesis of glycogen in the liver. Journal of Biological Chemistry 129: 629–639. | |
| Cori CF (1969) The call of science. Annual Review of Biochemistry 38: 1–20. | |
| Cohn M (1992) Carl Ferdinand Cori. Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 61: 79–109. | |
| book Fox DM, Meldrum M and Rezak I (eds) (1990) Nobel Laureates in Medicine or Physiology. New York: Garland Publishing. | |
| book McMurray EJ (ed.) (1995) Notable Twentieth Century Scientists. New York: Gale Research. | |
| Randle P (1986) Carl Ferdinand Cori. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 32: 65–95. | |
| book Wasson T (ed.) (1987) Nobel Prize Winners. New York: HW Wilson Company. | |
