KARRER, Paul (1889 – 1971)
1889 – 1971
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1931 CE
#14238
Zur Kenntnis des Vitamins-A aus Fischtranen.
In 1930 Karrer established the correct formula for carotene (the chief precursor of vitamin A), the first demonstration of the chemical structure of a vitamin. Shortly thereafter, he was able to determine the formula …
1938 CE
#1079
α-Tocopherol.
P. Karrer, H. Fritzsche, B. H. Ringier, and H. Salomon synthesized vitamin E (α-tocopherol).