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Takamine, Jokichi

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Takamine, Jokichi (1854–1922)

US chemist and industrialist of Japanese origin. He is best known for developing the enzyme known as takadiastase and for being the first to isolate a pure hormone, adrenaline (epinephrine), from the suprarenal gland (1901).

Takamine was born in Takaoka, Japan. Already well established as a leading industrialist chemist in Japan, he married an American and moved to the USA in 1885. Working mainly with Parke, Davis and Company, he continued to aid Japan in the development of its chemical research and industries.



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