Harold Dadford West

Harold Dadford West (July 16, 1904 – March 5, 1974) was an American biochemist who was the first to synthesize threonine.

References

• Cohen, S G (1998), "Asthma among the famous. Harold D. West (1904-1974), American medical scientist and educator.", Allergy and asthma proceedings : the official journal of regional and state allergy societies 19 (4): 233–6, PMID 9727157 
• Cobb, W M (1976), "Harold Dadford West, Ph.D., LL.D.: a good man and true.", Journal of the National Medical Association (Jul 1976) 68 (4): 269–75, PMC 2609553, PMID 787546 

See also

• threonine