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Luis F. Leloir
Full Name of the recipient | Luis F. Leloir |
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Award | Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
Year of Award | 1970 |
Share in Award | 100.0% |
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Motivation for the Award | for his discovery of sugar nucleotides and their role in the biosynthesis of carbohydrates |
Affiliation at the Time of Award | Institute for Biochemical Research, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Place of Birth | Paris, France FRA |
Date of Birth | 6 September 1906 |
Age at the time of Award | 63 years |
Place of Death | Buenos Aires, Argentina ARG |
Date of Death | 2 December 1987 |