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John Cornforth blue plaque

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This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir John Cornforth (1917-2013) Shell Research Ltd Millstead Laboratory of Chemical Enzymology. In recognition of the pioneering work carried out here when he was co-director of the laboratory. Cornforth led a team that revealed the detailed chemistry of how enzymes work, and explained how cholesterol builds up in the body. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1975. Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Society of Chemistry.

From the Open Plaques record 41216

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