(photo source: Journal of Biochemistry)Oliver Howe Lowry (1910–1996)
What salt is to food ,the same is protein estimation to any biochemical study. And who is not aware of the Lowry method of protein estimation. It is the most highly cited paper in the publishing history. As of January 2004, it was cited 275,669 times.
The original paper of Lowry appreared in JBC in 1951.
It has been modified to make it more sensitive.Though other colorimetric assays like Bradford and BCA method are devised,Lowry method still rules,despite the interference problems.
He has written an article on How to suceed in research without being a genius.It is available in Annual review of Biochemistry.
Next time,when you do the Lowry assay,remember the pioneer of protein estimations