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Saul Roseman

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Saul Roseman
Born(1921-03-09)March 9, 1921
DiedJuly 2, 2011(2011-07-02)(aged 90)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCity College of New York
University of Wisconsin(Ph.D, 1948)
Known forGlycobiology
Published the first correct structure ofSialic acid
SpouseMartha Roseman
Children3
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
Organic Chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Johns Hopkins University
Doctoral advisorKarl Paul Link
Other academic advisorsAlbert Dorfman
Notable studentsDonald Comb

Saul Roseman(March 9, 1921 - July 2, 2011) was an American biochemist atJohns Hopkins UniversityinBaltimore,Maryland.Among many discoveries related tocarbohydratebiochemistry,[1][2][3]he discovered thephosphotransferase systeminbacteria.[4]

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  1. ^"Biography of Professor Dr. Saul Roseman".Glycoconjugate Journal.20(1): 7. 2003.doi:10.1023/B:GLYC.0000016750.06379.10.ISSN0282-0080.S2CID43075241.
  2. ^Simoni, Robert D. (2011-11-08)."Saul Roseman: His many contributions to biochemistry over eight decades".Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.108(45): 18219–18220.Bibcode:2011PNAS..10818219S.doi:10.1073/pnas.1116475108.ISSN0027-8424.PMC3215078.PMID22032927.
  3. ^Schnaar, R. L.; Jourdian, G. W. (2011-11-01)."Obituary: Saul Roseman, 1921-2011".Glycobiology.21(11): 1393–1394.doi:10.1093/glycob/cwr132.ISSN0959-6658.PMID21994330.
  4. ^Kundig W, Roseman S (1971)Sugar transport. I. Isolation of a phosphotransferase system fromEscherichia coli.J Biol Chem 246:1393–1406.
  5. ^Book of Members 1780–Present(PDF, 159 kB) derAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences(amacad.org)
  6. ^Past Rosenstiel Awards,Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center – Brandeis University
  7. ^Saul Roseman, Ph.D.of theGairdner Foundation(gairdner.org)