Sarah Ratner
Sarah Ratner · Science & Medicine
Biochemist who elucidated key steps of the urea cycle in nitrogen metabolism.
1903, New York City, United States — 1999, New York City, United States
United States
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Sarah Ratner was an American biochemist who elucidated key enzymatic steps of the urea cycle, the pathway by which the body disposes of nitrogen waste, and clarified the role of argininosuccinic acid in it. Her work earned major honors including election to the National Academy of Sciences. Ratner was born in New York City to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents.
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Biochemist who elucidated key steps of the urea cycle in nitrogen metabolism.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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