1921– American biochemist who developed the process of solid-phase peptide synthesis.
Keywords: peptide; protein
Merrifield, Robert Bruce
Katherine D Watson, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002875
| Further Reading | |
| Merrifield RB (1986) Solid phase synthesis. Science 232: 341–347. | |
| book Merrifield RB (1993) Life During a Golden Age of Peptide Chemistry: the Concept and Development of Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis. Washington DC: American Chemical Society. | |
| book James LK (ed.) (1993) Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 1901–1992. Washington DC: American Chemical Society and Chemical Heritage Foundation. | |
| Kaiser ET (1984) The 1984 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Science 226: 1151–1153. | |
| book McMurray EJ (ed.) (1995) Notable Twentieth Century Scientists. New York and London: Gale Research. | |
| book Wasson T (ed.) (1987) Nobel Prize Winners. New York: HW Wilson Company. | |
