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American biochemist

Saul Roseman
Born (1921-03-09)March 9, 1921Brooklyn, New York
Died July 2, 2011(2011-07-02) (aged 90)Pikesville, Maryland
Nationality American
Alma mater City College of New YorkUniversity of Wisconsin (Ph.D, 1948)
Known for GlycobiologyPublished the first correct structure of Sialic acid
Spouse Martha Roseman
Children 3
Scientific career
Fields BiochemistryOrganic Chemistry
Institutions University of MichiganJohns Hopkins University
Doctoral advisor Karl Paul Link
Other academic advisors Albert Dorfman
Notable students Donald Comb

Saul Roseman (March 9, 1921 - July 2, 2011) was an American biochemist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Among many discoveries related to carbohydrate biochemistry,[1][2][3] he discovered the phosphotransferase system in bacteria.[4]

  1. ^ "Biography of Professor Dr. Saul Roseman". Glycoconjugate Journal. 20 (1): 7. 2003. doi:10.1023/B:GLYC.0000016750.06379.10. ISSN 0282-0080. S2CID 43075241.
  2. ^ Simoni, Robert D. (2011-11-08). "Saul Roseman: His many contributions to biochemistry over eight decades". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (45): 18219–18220. Bibcode:2011PNAS..10818219S. doi:10.1073/pnas.1116475108. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 3215078. PMID 22032927.
  3. ^ Schnaar, R. L.; Jourdian, G. W. (2011-11-01). "Obituary: Saul Roseman, 1921-2011". Glycobiology. 21 (11): 1393–1394. doi:10.1093/glycob/cwr132. ISSN 0959-6658. PMID 21994330.
  4. ^ Kundig W, Roseman S (1971) Sugar transport. I. Isolation of a phosphotransferase system from Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 246:1393–1406.
  5. ^ Book of Members 1780–Present (PDF, 159 kB) der American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org)
  6. ^ Past Rosenstiel Awards, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center – Brandeis University
  7. ^ Saul Roseman, Ph.D. of the Gairdner Foundation (gairdner.org)