1917–1985 British biochemist and immunologist who determined the chemical structure of an antibody.
Keywords: proteins; antibodies; antigens; immunoglobulin; Edelman; Milstein
Porter, Rodney Robert
Noel G Coley, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002896
| Further Reading | |
| book Porter RR (1973) Defence and Recognition. Baltimore MD: University Park Press. | |
| book Porter RR (1973) "Structural studies of immunoglobulins". Les Prix Nobel en 1972, pp. 174–183. Stockholm: Imprimirie Royale, PA Norstedt & Söner. | |
| book Porter RR (1976) Chemical Aspects of Immunology. Burlington, NC: Carolina Biological Supply. | |
| book Daintith J, Mitchells S, Gjertsen D and Tootile E (eds) (1994) Biographical Dictionary of Scientists, 2nd edn. Bristol: Institute of Physics. | |
| book Fox DM, Meldrum M and Rezak I (eds) (1990) Nobel Laureates in Medicine or Physiology: a Biographical Dictionary. New York: Garland. | |
| Perry SV (1981) Rodney Robert Porter. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 33: 445–489. | |
