Mary Bernheim
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Mary Lilias Christian Bernheim (née Hare; 28 June 1902 – 19 November 1997) was a British biochemist best known for her discovery of the enzyme tyramine oxidase, which was later renamed as monoamine oxidase. Bernheim discovered the enzyme system of tyramine oxidase during her doctorate research at the University of Cambridge in 1928, and her research has been referred to as "one of the seminal discoveries in twentieth century neurobiology".[1]
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Born | Mary Lilias Christian Hare (1902-06-28)28 June 1902 Gloucester, England |
Died | 19 November 1997(1997-11-19) (aged 95) |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Known for | The discovery of the enzyme system of tyramine oxidase |
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Fields | Biochemistry |
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