Protein nature of enzymes

✍ Scribed by J.S.H.

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1933
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 56 KB
• Volume: 216
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-0032
• DOI: 10.1016/s0016-0032(33)91126-6

✦ Synopsis

Clarence Henry Eckles, I875-I933.--W. W. SWEET (Sigma Xi Q., 1933, XXI, 87-91, 95) has written a biographical sketch of the late Dr. Eckles, with an account of his contributions to the advancement of the dairy industry in the United States. During his connection with the University of Missouri, from I9Ol to 1919, the annual output of dairy products in that state grew from a comparatively small figure to approximately $3o,ooo,ooo. From 1919 to 1933, he played an equally important part in the development of the dairy industry of Minnesota, through his connection with the University of Minnesota. In his own name and in collaboration with others, he published three books, IO9 scientific papers, and numerous popular articles. His researches were in the numerous fields, which are closely associated with the dairy industry, both biological and chemical, such as nutrition, vitamins, chemical composition of milk and butter, biophysics, bacteriology, and physiology. His former students fill responsible positions in research, teaching, and administration in the dairy industry.

J. S. H.