Jens C. Skou was a Danish biochemist awarded a share of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the sodium potassium ATPase, the enzyme that actively pumps sodium and potassium ions across cell membranes, the first ion transporting enzyme ever identified.
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- Wikipedia 'Jens Christian Skou': stated occupation/field in article intro, checked 2026-09-27
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1997) Fernström Prize (1985)
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Jens Christian Skou (; 8 October 1918-28 May 2018) was a Danish biochemist and Nobel laureate.
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