Keith Dalziel
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Professor Keith Dalziel, F.R.S.
(24 August 1921 – 7 January 1996) was a British biochemist
. He was born in Salford, and spent the greater part of his scientific career at the Department of Biochemistry
of the University of Oxford
. He worked primarily on liver alcohol dehydrogenase
s, and is well known in enzymology as the discoverer of the Dalziel coefficient. Dalziel was a Professorial Fellow of Wolfson College
, and in 1975 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
(24 August 1921 – 7 January 1996) was a British 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:...
. He was born in Salford, and spent the greater part of his scientific career at the Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford
The Department of Biochemistry in the Science Area at Oxford University, England, is one of the largest such departments in Europe. It is currently made up of three main buildings* The New Biochemistry building...
of the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He worked primarily on liver alcohol dehydrogenase
Dehydrogenase
A dehydrogenase is an enzyme that oxidises a substrate by a reduction reaction that transfers one or more hydrides to an electron acceptor, usually NAD+/NADP+ or a flavin coenzyme such as FAD or FMN.-Examples:...
s, and is well known in enzymology as the discoverer of the Dalziel coefficient. Dalziel was a Professorial Fellow of Wolfson College
Wolfson College, Oxford
Wolfson College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell, Wolfson is an all-graduate college with over sixty governing body fellows, in addition to both research and junior research fellows. It caters to a wide range of...
, and in 1975 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society