Luis F. Leloir

Awards

1. 1966

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of carbohydrate chemistry and metabolism and, in particular, for his discovery of the sugar nucleotides and their fundamental reactions in the biosynthesis of disaccharides and polysaccharides. This work has opened new lines of research to many other workers in relation to drug detoxification, bile pigment metabolism, and the immunochemistry of bacterial and tissue cell walls.

2. 1970

   Nobel Prize — Chemistry

   Chemistry

   for his discovery of sugar nucleotides and their role in the biosynthesis of carbohydrates