Fritz A. Lipmann M.D.,Ph.D.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1953
Co-Nobelist Hans Krebs
National Medal of Science - Biological Sciences 1966

Physician, Biochemist. Discovered co-enzyme A, its importance for intermediary metabolism. Identified serine phosphate as constituent of phosphoproteins which contain phosphate. CMP represents metabolically active carbamyl donor.

Liljestrand, Science Academy: …Regarding fundamental discoveries laymen ask for immediate practical application. Counter question of Benjamin Franklin: Of what use is a new-born baby?

Work Environment

Fritz Lipmann was associated with innumerable Nobelists and other great scientists.

Hans Krebs who shared Medicine Nobel with Lipmann in 1953
Peter Rona, Co-author, Lipmann's M.D. thesis. He taught Hans Krebs who shared Medicine Nobel with Lipmann in 1953. He also taught Ernst B. Chain, Medicine Nobelist 1945.
Ernst B. Chain Medicine Nobelist 1945
Otto Meyerhof, Medicine Nobelist 1922, Fritz Lipmann's Advisor/Mentor.
Hans Meerwein, Fritz Lipmann's Advisor/Mentor.
Otto Warburg, Medicine Nobelist 1931
Otto Hahn Chemistry Nobelist 1944. With Liese Meitner [woman] discovered nuclear fission.
Severo Ochoa Medicine Nobelist, 1959
Liese Meitner [woman] who was nominated for and deserved the Nobel, but was never awarded that prize.
With Otto Hahn Chemistry Nobelist 1944 discovered nuclear fission.
Karl Lohmann, ATP discoverer.
Karl Meyer
Dean Burk
David Nachmansohn
Erwin Negelein
Hans Gaffron
Walter Christian