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Joyard J, Lichtenthaler HK. Tribute Roland Douce, 1939-2018. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2019; 141:131-142. [PMID: 30877517 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-019-00634-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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On November 4, 2018, Roland Douce, Professor Emeritus at the University of Grenoble, France, died at the age of 79. In Grenoble, where he spent most of his scientific career, Roland Douce created a world-renowned school of plant science, studying the structure, functions, and interactions of plant organelles involved in photosynthesis, respiration, and photorespiration. His main achievements concern the chemical and functional characterization of chloroplast envelope membranes, the demonstration of the uniqueness of plant mitochondria, and the integration of metabolism within the plant cell, among manifold activities. Roland Douce devoted his whole life to science and research with passion and enthusiasm: he was a true charismatic leader.
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- Jacques Joyard
- Laboratoire de Physiologie cellulaire et végétale, Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble, Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, INRA, Grenoble, France.
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- Botany 2 (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry of Plants), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstr. 12, 76133, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Nonomura AM, Holtz B, Biel KY, Cooney R, Lorimer G. The paths of Andrew A. Benson: a radio-autobiography. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2017; 134:93-105. [PMID: 28674935 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-017-0410-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Andrew A. Benson, one of the greatest biochemists of our time, is celebrated on his centennial by the authors with whom he interacted performing experiments or contemplating metabolic pathways in a wide range of biological kingdoms. He charted the chemical flow of energy in cells, tissues, organs, plants, animals, and ecosystems. Benson collaborated with hundreds of colleagues to examine the natural history of autotrophy, mixotrophy, and heterotrophy while elucidating metabolic pathways. We present here a biological perspective of his body of studies. Benson lived from September 24, 1917, to January 16, 2015. Out of over 1000 autoradiograms he produced in his life, he left a legacy of 50 labeled autoradiograms to the authors who tell the story of his life's work that resulted in Benson's Protocol (Nonomura et al., Photosynth Res 127:369-378, 2016) that has been applied, over the years, for the elucidation of major metabolic pathways by many scientists.
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- Arthur M Nonomura
- Carbon Reactions of Photosynthesis Sector, Brandt iHammer, 479 Village Park Drive, Powell, OH, 43065, USA.
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- Holtz Biopharma Consulting, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA
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- Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia, 142290
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- Department of Public Health Services, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Sharkey TD. Hartmut Lichtenthaler: an authority on chloroplast structure and isoprenoid biochemistry. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2016; 128:117-123. [PMID: 26671841 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-015-0211-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We pay tribute to Hartmut Lichtenthaler for making important contributions to the field of photosynthesis research. He was recently recognized for ground-breaking discoveries in chloroplast structure and isoprenoid biochemistry by the Rebeiz Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR; http://vlpbp.org/ ), receiving a 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award for Photosynthesis. The ceremony, held in Champaign, Illinois, was attended by many prominent researchers in the photosynthesis field. We provide below a brief note on his education, and then describe some of the areas in which Hartmut Lichtenthaler has been a pioneer.
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- Thomas D Sharkey
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1319, USA.
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Nonomura A, Lorimer G, Holtz B, Vacquier V, Biel KY. Andrew A. Benson: personal recollections. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2016; 127:369-378. [PMID: 26329647 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-015-0186-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2015] [Accepted: 08/15/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Andrew A. Benson, one of the greatest and much loved scientists of our century, passed away on January 16, 2015; he was born on September 24, 1917. A grand celebration of his life was held on February 6, 2015, in California. Here, we present one of his photographs and key excerpts from what was said then, and soon thereafter.
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- Arthur Nonomura
- Brandt iHammer, 479 Village Park Drive, Powell, OH, 43065, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
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- Holtz Biopharma Consulting, Austin, TX, 77807, USA.
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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- Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia.
- Biosphere Systems International Foundation, Tucson, AZ, 85755, USA.
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Lichtenthaler HK, Buchanan BB, Douce R. Andrew A. Benson, 1917-2015. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2015; 124:131-135. [PMID: 25829026 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-015-0119-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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UNLABELLED On January 16, 2015, Professor Andrew Alm Benson, one of the leading plant biochemists of the twentieth century, died in La Jolla, California, at the age of 97; he was born on September 24, 1917. Benson was known especially for his pioneering studies on photosynthesis (CO2 assimilation, carbon reduction cycle) and plant lipids (phospholipid phosphatidyl glycerol; and the sulfolipid, sulfoquinovosyl diglyceride). A photograph of Benson is shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 1 Photograph of Andrew A. Benson. SOURCE Annual Review of Plant Biology, Vol. 53, 2002, published with permission.
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- Hartmut K Lichtenthaler
- Botanical Institute 2 (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry of Plants), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), University Division, Kaiserstr. 12, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany,
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Buchanan BB, Douce R. Andrew Benson honored on birthday № 97. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2015; 123:115-116. [PMID: 25373526 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-014-0053-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We present a brief account of the 97th birthday celebration of Andrew A. Benson, a scientific legend who is known, among other contributions, for his pioneering work on the path of carbon in photosynthesis (the Calvin-Benson cycle).
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- Bob B Buchanan
- Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA,
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Fifty-Five Years of Research on Photosynthesis, Chloroplasts, and Stress Physiology of Plants: 1958–2013. PROGRESS IN BOTANY 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08807-5_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Benson AA. Adventures with carbons 11, 12, 13 and 14. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2011; 110:9-12. [PMID: 21912924 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-011-9684-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/24/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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I provide here a glimpse of my involvement with different isotopes of carbon. In my 65 years of synthetic work with C-12, I had experience working with C-11 (one year, 1942-1943), C-13 (one year, 1999) and C-14 (67 years, 1943-2009). I have also included a postscript dealing with my 1951 communication on the 5-carbon intermediate in photosynthesis.
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- Andrew Alm Benson
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0202, USA.
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