Johann Deisenhofer: Difference between revisions
JDeisenhofer (talk | contribs) corrected spelling "crystallography" |
JDeisenhofer (talk | contribs) updated nationalities, updated field |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
|residence = |
|residence = |
||
|citizenship = |
|citizenship = |
||
|nationality = [[Germany]] |
|nationality = [[Germany and USA]] |
||
|ethnicity = |
|ethnicity = |
||
|field = [[ |
|field = [[Biophysics, Biochemistry]] |
||
|work_institutions = |
|work_institutions = |
||
|alma_mater = [[Technical University of Munich]] |
|alma_mater = [[Technical University of Munich]] |
||
Revision as of 22:49, 18 February 2009
Johann Deisenhofer | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 30, 1943 |
| Nationality | Germany and USA |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Munich |
| Known for | crystallography photosynthesis |
| Awards | Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1988 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biophysics, Biochemistry |
Johann Deisenhofer (born September 30, 1943) is a German biochemist who, along with Hartmut Michel and Robert Huber, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1988 for their determination of the structure of a membrane-bound complex of proteins and co-factors that is essential to photosynthesis[1].
Deisenhofer earned his doctorate from the Technical University of Munich for research work done at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Martinsried, West Germany, in 1974. He conducted research there until 1988, when he joined the scientific staff of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the faculty of the Department of Biochemistry at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Together with Michel and Huber, Deisenhofer determined the three-dimensional structure of a protein complex found in certain photosynthetic bacteria. This membrane protein complex, called a photosynthetic reaction center, was known to play a crucial role in initiating a simple type of photosynthesis. Between 1982 and 1985, the three scientists used X-ray crystallography to determine the exact arrangement of the more than 10,000 atoms that make up the protein complex. Their research increased the general understanding of the mechanisms of photosynthesis and revealed similarities between the photosynthetic processes of plants and bacteria.[2]
Deisenhofer currently serves on the board of advisors of Scientists and Engineers for America, an organization focused on promoting sound science in American government.
References
- ^ Shampo, M A (2000). "Johann Deisenhofer--Nobel Laureate in chemistry". Mayo Clin. Proc. 75 (2): 164. PMID 10683655.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|laydate=,|laysource=, and|laysummary=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|quotes=ignored (help) - ^ J. Deisenhofer, O. Epp, K. Miki, R. Huber & H. Michel (1985). "Structure of the protein subunits in the photosynthetic reaction centre of Rhodopseudomonas viridis at 3Å resolution". Nature. 318 (6047): 618–624. doi:10.1038/318618a0.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
External links
