Cornforth, John Warcup

Noel G Coley, The Open Univeristy, Milton Keynes, UK

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002757

1917– Australian chemist, noted for his contributions to chirality in the enzymatic syntheses of biological compounds.

Keywords: Squalene; stereochemistry; chirality; Popják; enzymology; Eggerer

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Further Reading
	Cornforth JW (1970) The chiral methyl group – its biochemical significance. Chemistry in Britain 9: 431–436.
	book Cornforth JW (1993) "Asymmetry and enzyme action". Nobel Lectures: Chemistry, 1971–1980, pp. 185–198. Singapore: World Scientific Pub.
	Eliel EL and Mosher HS (1975) The 1975 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Science 190: 772–774.
	book Goldwhite H (1993) "John Cornforth". In: James LK (ed.) Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 1901–1992, pp. 571–577. Washington DC: American Chemical Society and the Chemical Heritage Foundation.