Yellapragada Subbarow

Indian-American scientist

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Lived 1895–1948, aged 53India
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    1895–1948
    Aged 53
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Updated 2026-07-18

Yellapragada Subbarao was an Indian American biochemist who discovered the function of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) as an energy source in the cell, developed methotrexate for the treatment of cancer, and led the department at Lederle laboratories in which Benjamin Minge Duggar discovered chlortetracycline in 1945.

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