Selected topics in the history of biochemistry

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art 1 Wandering in the fields of science, S. Lifson. Part 2 Keilin and the Molteno, M.F. Perutz: Keilin's favourite Warburton and the Siberian tick frail health lack of tenure. Part 3 An Australian biochemist in four countries, E.C. Slater: early life in Australia 1917-1939 family background schooling university education first research Australian Institute of Anatomy 1939-1946 World War II work interlude 1942-1943 return to Canberra Cambridge 1946-1949 Molteno Institute australian National University USA 1949-1950 return to Cambridge 1950-1955 enzyme kinetics stability of isolated mitochondria oxidative phosphorylation offer of Amsterdam chair Amsterdam 1955-1985 starting in Amsterdam first five years in Amsterdam 1955-1975 second five years 1961-1965 the second decade 1965-1975 reorganization of Netherlands universities as a result of student pressure the last decade in Amsterdam 1975-1985 extra-university activities biochemical et biophysica acta nomenclature EMBO and EMBL the Royal Netherlands Academy of Science the Netherlands Organization of Pure scientific research International Union of Biochemistry (IUB) China retirement concluding remarks references. Part 4 A lifetime journey with photosynthesis, A.A. Krasnovsky: childhood and primary education professional education in chemistry war and the beginning of the biochemical career photochemistry of chlorophyll reversible chlorophyll photoreduction reversible chlorophyll photooxidation chase for free radicals chlorophyll-photosensitized electron transfer the state of the photosynthetic pigments in living cells reaction centres inorganic models of reaction centres involvement in problems of the origin of life teaching at the Moscow University. Part 5 Efraim Racker - 28 June 1913 to 9 September 1991, G. Schatz. Part 6 A life with the metals of life, B.G. Malmstrom: introduction - the shaping of a bioinorganic chemist early influences on my intellectual development a gymnasium with a university curriculum a book with a mission from gymnasium to college studies in the United states the graduate school years the beginnings of research intellectual influences on a graduate student enzyme research in Uppsala metal-ion activation of enolase Uppsala friends instructor in Minnesota teaching and research a short army career 'docent' in Uppsala the embryo of an enzyme group an expanding research program an interlude in Utah the beginnings of oxidase research the end of Uppsala period. (Part contents).

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