Vitamin K is a compound that is crucial for blood clotting.
Nobel Laureate Edward Doisy, was the first person to produce it in a pure form. By studying different analogues he established the distinction between vitamin K1 (shown) which was isolated from alfalfa, and vitamin K2, isolated from fish meal. His work became especially important in treating bleeding among small children.
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Edward Adelbert Doisy was an American biochemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1943 with Henrik Dam for their discovery of vitamin K and its chemical structure.
Doisy was born in Hume, Illinois, on November 13, 1893.
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Born: 13 November 1893, Hume, Illinois, United States
Died: 23 October 1986, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Known for: Vitamin K
Education: Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, more
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Academic advisor: Otto Folin
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