Biological Chemistry (journal)
Encyclopedia
Biological Chemistry is a peer-review scientific journal
focusing on biological chemistry. The journal is published by Walter de Gruyter
, and edited by Helmut Sies. The journal was founded by Felix Hoppe-Seyler in 1877, under the name Zeitschrift für Physiologische Chemie (Journal of Physiological Chemistry), and was edited by him until his death in 1895.
Following Hoppe-Seyler, the journal was edited by his student and collaborator, German biochemist
and Nobel laureate
Albrecht Kossel
until his death in 1927.
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
focusing on biological chemistry. The journal is published by Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG is a scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. Its origins date back to 1749 when it was given the right to print books by King Frederick II of Prussia. -De Gruyter Mouton:...
, and edited by Helmut Sies. The journal was founded by Felix Hoppe-Seyler in 1877, under the name Zeitschrift für Physiologische Chemie (Journal of Physiological Chemistry), and was edited by him until his death in 1895.
Following Hoppe-Seyler, the journal was edited by his student and collaborator, German biochemist
Biochemist
Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. The prefix of "bio" in "biochemist" can be understood as a fusion of "biological chemist."-Role:...
and Nobel laureate
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine administered by the Nobel Foundation, is awarded once a year for outstanding discoveries in the field of life science and medicine. It is one of five Nobel Prizes established in 1895 by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, in his will...
Albrecht Kossel
Albrecht Kossel
Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel was a German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1910 for his work in determining the chemical composition of nucleic acids, the genetic substance of biological cells.Kossel...
until his death in 1927.