Sylvy Kornberg
Sylvy Kornberg | |
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| Born | 1917 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester |
| Known for | research on DNA replication and polyphosphate synthesis |
| Spouse | Arthur Kornberg |
| Children | Roger Kornberg, Thomas B. Kornberg, Kenneth Kornberg |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | National Cancer Institute, Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford University |
| Academic advisors | Walter Bloor |
Sylvy Kornberg née Sylvia Ruth Levy (1917–1986) was an American biochemist who carried out research on DNA replication and polyphosphate synthesis. She discovered and characterized polyphosphate kinase (PPK), an enzyme that helps build long chains of phosphate groups called polyphosphate (PolyP) that play a variety of metabolic and regulatory functions. She worked closely with her husband and research partner, Arthur Kornberg, contributing greatly to the characterization of DNA polymerization that earned him the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.