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What was the primary focus area of Adolf Windaus’ research?

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Adolf Windaus (1876-1959) was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1928 for his research on vitamins. He was the first person to isolate vitamin A and vitamin D, and he also discovered the chemical structure of cholesterol. Windaus' research on vitamins helped to lay the foundation for the modern understanding of nutrition.
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