# Christian B. Anfinsen

> He proved that a protein's shape — the fold that makes it work — is written into its sequence. The 1972 Nobel recognized the insight that function follows from chemistry alone.

*American biochemist (1916–1995)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1916-03-26
- **Died:** 1995-05-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Christian Boehmer Anfinsen Jr. was born March 26, 1916. His work centered on ribonuclease, a protein he used to demonstrate that amino acid sequence determines three-dimensional structure without outside instruction. That principle — later known as Anfinsen's dogma — became foundational to molecular biology. He shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Stanford Moore and William Howard Stein for the discovery. Anfinsen died May 14, 1995.

## Fame
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## Topics
#Scientists, #Scientist, #Chemistry, #United States, #Americas, #20th Century

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