Mihail Șerban (June 11, 1930 – July 7, 2004) was a

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

biochemist Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. They study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. Biochemists study DNA, proteins and Cell (biology), cell parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of ...

. Born in

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, he attended the city's Carol I High School. He then graduated from the chemistry faculty of the

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest (UB) () is a public university, public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy of Bucharest, P ...

, following which he earned a doctorate in 1963. Until the end of his life, he taught biochemistry at the veterinary medicine faculty of the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine. His research focused on the comparative biochemistry of cerebral and muscular proteins,

enzymology An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...

, synthesis of new molecular compounds with applications in biochemistry, and mechanisms of metabolic regulation and control. Together or in collaboration, he authored fourteen monographs and some 280 articles, many of which were reviewed and cited abroad. He patented eighteen inventions. Elected a corresponding member of the

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in 1991, he was raised to titular membership in 2001.In memoriam 2004
at the Romanian Academy site

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Serban, Mihail 1930 births 2004 deaths Carol I National College alumni University of Bucharest alumni Romanian biochemists Romanian science writers 20th-century Romanian inventors Titular members of the Romanian Academy People from Craiova