Christian Anfinsen

Christian Anfinsen was an American biochemist renowned for his work on protein structure and function. He is best known for demonstrating that the information necessary for a protein to fold correctly is contained within its amino acid sequence. This principle, known as "Anfinsen's dogma," suggests that a protein will naturally assume its functional shape based on its chemical makeup. Anfinsen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972 for his contributions, which have had a profound impact on the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology, enhancing our understanding of how proteins operate in living organisms.