Ranwel Caputto

Ranwel Caputto was an Argentine biochemist of the twentieth century. He is best known for winning the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry under Dr. Luis Leloir. Buenos Aires, Argentina and died on the nineteenth of April 1994.[1] He began his research in Córdoba after some time at the University of Cambridge, England, he returned to Argentina and joined the team of Dr. Federico Leloir undertaking important research that was influential in the work for the Nobel Prize with which he was honored.[1] In 1963 he joined the Faculty of Chemical Sciences of the National University of Córdoba where he began an active area of research in Biological Chemistry. His main line of research was related to brain lipids, but he also made important contributions on other topics.[1]

Ranwel Caputto
Argentine Biochemist
BornJanuary 1, 1914
Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
DiedApril 19, 1994
Córdoba, Argentina.[1]
OccupationBiochemist
Spouse(s)Dora Prieto
ChildrenRanwel Caputto
Parent(s)Salvador Caputto and Vicenta de Rosa

Career

Ranwel Caputto worked with Luis Leloir, Carlos E. Cardini, Raúl Trucco and Alejandro C. Paladini on the metabolism of galactose later leading to the isolation of glucose 1,6-diphosphate and uridine diphosphate glucose.[2][3] Caputto actually initiated this project by presenting some preliminary results indicating that mammary gland homogenates could produce lactose when incubated with glycogen.

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Family

Ranwel's father Salvador Caputto (1886-1939) was founder of El Litoral, a popular Argentine newspaper. Ranwel has two living grandchildren (both boys) and one of them, Carlos, currently runs El Litoral.

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References
  1. says, Antonio R. Bianchi8 (2017-09-13). "Ranwel Caputto". Academia Nacional de Ciencias. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  2. "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1970". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  3. "R Caputto's research works | National University of Cordoba, Argentina, Córdoba (UNC) and other places". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  4. Kresge, Nicole; Simoni, Robert D.; Hill, Robert L. (2005-05-13). "Luis F. Leloir and the Biosynthesis of Saccharides". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280 (19): e16–e16. ISSN 0021-9258.
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