Ernst Boris Chain (Noun)
Meaning
British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Ernst Boris Chain was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on penicillin.
- Ernst Boris Chain was a British biochemist of German origin who isolated the antibiotic ingredient in penicillin.
- Sir Ernst Boris Chain then collaborated on further chemical tests for the penicillin mold.
- Chain played a key role in the development of penicillin and in 1945 was jointly awarded a Nobel Prize alongside Alexander Fleming and Howard Walter Florey.
- Dr Ernst Boris Chain was also honored as a Knight Bachelor by King George VI in 1944 for his exceptional research work.