Jennifer Moyle
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Jennifer Moyle is a biochemist who worked alongside Peter D. Mitchell
and helped discover the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP
synthesis. She also did work on the properties of purified isocitric enzymes.
She was born in Norwich
, England.
, England in 1921. She is the daughter of S. H. Leonard Moyle and Olive M. Dakin. She also has a sister named Vivian, who also studied biochemistry.
Jennifer Moyle began schooling at Norwich High School in 1926 where she remained until entering Girton College of Cambridge University in 1939. While studying there she earned a "Title of Bachelor's of Arts Degree", the equivalent of modern day Bachelor's in Arts, in 1942. She specialized in Biochemistry, and also attended many lectures on philosophy.
Moyle is credited with having worked with Peter Mitchell on the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis, and publishing papers on properties of purified isocitric enzyme.
. While there she went straight into military intelligence, where she soon become an intelligence officer in MI8
. There she was promoted to second in command of a section dealing with intelligence obtained from ciphers breaking German codes by the British.
After World War II, she continued service for another year helping teach servicemen how to return to civilian life.
Moyle and Mitchell founded Glynn Research in 1964, to promote biological research, however actually laboratory work did not begin until 1965.
Moyle worked for many years with Mitchell on his hypothesis on Chemiosmotic Theory. She proved to be an important associate, designing many of the experiments needed to test the hypothesis, and helped earn Mitchell the Nobel Prize in 1978.
There had been earlier work by Peter Mitchell and Jennifer Moyle that had indicated that the walls of Gram-positive
bacteria
contained phosphate derivatives.
Peter D. Mitchell
Peter Dennis Mitchell, FRS was a British biochemist who was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis.Mitchell was born in Mitcham, Surrey, England....
and helped discover the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP
Adenosine triphosphate
Adenosine-5'-triphosphate is a multifunctional nucleoside triphosphate used in cells as a coenzyme. It is often called the "molecular unit of currency" of intracellular energy transfer. ATP transports chemical energy within cells for metabolism...
synthesis. She also did work on the properties of purified isocitric enzymes.
She was born in Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, England.
Biography
Jennifer Moyle is a biochemist born in NorwichNorwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, England in 1921. She is the daughter of S. H. Leonard Moyle and Olive M. Dakin. She also has a sister named Vivian, who also studied biochemistry.
Jennifer Moyle began schooling at Norwich High School in 1926 where she remained until entering Girton College of Cambridge University in 1939. While studying there she earned a "Title of Bachelor's of Arts Degree", the equivalent of modern day Bachelor's in Arts, in 1942. She specialized in Biochemistry, and also attended many lectures on philosophy.
Moyle is credited with having worked with Peter Mitchell on the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis, and publishing papers on properties of purified isocitric enzyme.
Military service
Shortly after earning her degree, Moyle entered the Auxiliary Territorial ServiceAuxiliary Territorial Service
The Auxiliary Territorial Service was the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War...
. While there she went straight into military intelligence, where she soon become an intelligence officer in MI8
MI8
MI8, or Military Intelligence, Section 8, was the cover designation for the Radio Security Service , a department of the British Directorate of Military Intelligence, part of the War Office...
. There she was promoted to second in command of a section dealing with intelligence obtained from ciphers breaking German codes by the British.
After World War II, she continued service for another year helping teach servicemen how to return to civilian life.
Work with purified isocitric enzymes
Jennifer Moyle published an article on the properties of purified isocitric enzymes in August 1956 with Malcom Dixon.Work with Peter Mitchell
Jennifer Moyle was also a former research colleague of Peter Mitchell, and co-founder to a charitable research company known as Glynn Research Ltd.. She began working with Mitchell closely between 1948 and 1952, however it was a purely professional.Moyle and Mitchell founded Glynn Research in 1964, to promote biological research, however actually laboratory work did not begin until 1965.
Moyle worked for many years with Mitchell on his hypothesis on Chemiosmotic Theory. She proved to be an important associate, designing many of the experiments needed to test the hypothesis, and helped earn Mitchell the Nobel Prize in 1978.
There had been earlier work by Peter Mitchell and Jennifer Moyle that had indicated that the walls of Gram-positive
Gram-positive
Gram-positive bacteria are those that are stained dark blue or violet by Gram staining. This is in contrast to Gram-negative bacteria, which cannot retain the crystal violet stain, instead taking up the counterstain and appearing red or pink...
bacteria
Bacteria
Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals...
contained phosphate derivatives.