for his work on ribonucleaseandfor their contribution to the understanding of the connection between chemical structure and catalytic activity of the ribonuclease molecule
for their elucidation of the enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of adenosine triphosphateandfor his discovery of an ion-transporting enzyme, Na+, K+ -ATPase
... 10, 1873, at his request, he was permitted to travel to Molokai to help the lepers who had virtually nothing to keep them warm or fed. After twelve years of ministering ...