Elizabeth Beach Keller
Elizabeth Beach Keller | |
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| Born | 28 December 1918 Fujian, China |
| Died | 27 December 1997 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Known for | Protein formation, cloverleaf model of transfer RNA |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Molecular biology |
| Institutions | Cornell University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Elizabeth Beach Keller (1918—1997) was an American biochemist. She is noted for her discoveries on protein formation. These included her development of the cloverleaf model of transfer RNA (ribonucleic acid), which shows how transfer RNA helps in directing the genetic information within the DNA to form proteins. This model was included in Robert W. Holley's set of works that earned him a share of the Nobel Prize.