David E. Green

David E. Green
David Ezra Green (1910 - 1983)
Born	August 5, 1910 Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died	July 8, 1983(1983-07-08) (aged 72) Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Residence	U.S.
Nationality	American
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	Columbia University University of Wisconsin–Madison
Alma mater	New York University University of Cambridge
Doctoral advisor	Malcolm Dixon

David Ezra Green (August 5, 1910 – July 8, 1983) was an America biochemist who made significant contributions to the study of enzymes, particularly the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation.^[1] He was born in New York and was awarded a degree in biology from New York University. He then moved to England and worked for eight years at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Malcolm Dixon, on redox reactions in biological systems. He received his thesis under Green in 1934 with a thesis entitled The Application of Oxidation-Reduction Potentials to Biological Systems.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Green moved back to America and established himself in a laboratory at Columbia University. Here he studied the metabolism of amino acids and the citric acid cycle. In 1948, Green moved to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and set up the Institute for Enzyme Research, making vital contributions to studies on oxidative phosphorylation, the electron transport chain and beta oxidation.^[2]

References

1. ^ David Ezra Green by Helmut Beinert, Paul K Stumpf, and Salih J. Wakil National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs Volume 84, 2003
2. ^ Beinert H, Stumpf PK. (1983). "David E. Green, 1910–1983". Trends in Biochemical Sciences 8 (12): 434–436. doi:10.1016/0968-0004(83)90026-9. 

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Name	Green, David
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Date of birth	August 5, 1910
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Date of death	July 8, 1983
Place of death	Madison, Wisconsin, USA