Historical Bibliography Updated: June 22, 2024
The synthesis of an octapeptide amide with the hormonal activity of oxytocin.
Publication Details
J. Amer. chem. Soc., 75, 4879-80. 1953 CE.
Synthesis of oxytocin. With C. Ressler, J. M. Swan, C. W. Roberts, P. G. Katsoyannis, and S. Gordon.
In 1955 Vigneaud was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone."
See also No. 1175.4.
Thematic Classifications
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| Entry Number | #1175.3 |
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| External URL | the-synthesis-of-an-octapeptide-amide-with-the-hormonal-activity-of-oxytocin |