Overview
Luis Federico Leloir is a biochemistry specialist with an H-index of 24 at Fundación Instituto Leloir (Member). Has been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Science (New York, N.Y.), Nature. Based in Unknown, Unknown, Global.
For Patients
- Research is cited 2K+ times by other doctors and scientists
- Currently at Fundación Instituto Leloir in Global
Biography
Luis Federico Leloir was an Argentine physician and biochemist who received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the metabolic pathways by which carbohydrates are synthesized and converted into energy in the body. Although born in France, Leloir received the majority of his education at the University of Buenos Aires and was director of the private research group Fundación Instituto Campomar until his death in 1987. His research into sugar nucleotides, carbohydrate metabolism, and renal hypertension garnered international attention and led to significant progress in understanding, diagnosing and treating the congenital disease galactosemia. Leloir is buried in La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires.
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Research Impact
50 Publications
2,390 Total Citations
1K+ Citation Milestone
Publication Timeline
Published In
Biochimica et biophysica actaProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaBiochemical and biophysical research communicationsScience (New York, N.Y.)Nature
Key Publications
The role of lipid intermediates in the glycosylation of proteins in the eucaryotic cell.
Dolichol monophosphate glucose: an intermediate in glucose transfer in liver.
Adenosine diphosphate glucose and starch synthesis.
Two decades of research on the biosynthesis of saccharides.
Glucose transfer from dolichol monophosphate glucose: the product formed with endogenous microsomal acceptor.
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