Gertrud Szabolcsi

Gertrud Szabolcsi (26 January 1923, in Oradea, Romania – 28 March 1993, in Budapest, Hungary) was a biochemist. Her research centered on the structure and function of enzymes.[1] She was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.[2] She was First Lady of Hungary as the second wife of Brunó Ferenc Straub, the last Chairman of the Hungarian Presidential Council from 1988 until 1989.[3]

She and her husband received the 41st president of the United States, George H. W. Bush and his wife, Barbara Bush who visited Hungary on 12 July 1989.[4] Her daughter from her first marriage is linguist Anna Szabolcsi.

Selected works
  • P Friedrich, L Polgár, G Szabolcsi, 1964. Effect of Photo-oxidation on Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase. nature.com
  • T Devenyi, P Elodi, T Keleti, G Szabolcsi, 1969. Strukturelle Grundlagen der Biologischen Funktion der Proteine. Akadémiai Kiadó.
  • B Szajani, M Sajgo, E Biszku, P Friedrich, G Szabolcsi, 1970. Identification of a cysteinyl residue involved in the activity of rabbit muscle aldolase. European Journal of Biochemistry.
  • E Biszku, M Sajgo, M Solti, G Szabolcsi, 1973. On the mechanism of formation of a partially active aldolase by tryptic digestion. European Journal of Biochemistry.
  • T Devenyi, K. Bocsa, F Kovats, S Pongor, G Szabolcsi, M Such, 1983. Method of modifying the conformation of food and feed proteins. US Patent.
  • G Szabolcsi, 1991. Enzimes Analizis. Akadémiai Kiadó.

References
  1. Orosz, F. & B. Vertessy, Egy tudomanyos hungarikum: a fluktuacios fit. 90 eve szuletett Szabolcsi Gertrud. http://www.matud.iif.hu/2013/02/05.htm
  2. Tolnai, Márton; Vas-Zoltán, Péter (1988). Guide to research and scholarship in Hungary, Volume 2. Akadémiai Kiadó. p. 1019. ISBN 978-963-05-4901-1.
  3. Éva Vámos. "Scientific Couples in Hungary I. Couples of the Past: Gertrúd Szabolcsi and Bruno F. Straub". Kaleidoscope. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  4. "Az amerikai elnök Budapesten (The President of the USA in Hungary)" (in Hungarian). Népszava. 1989-07-12. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
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