Herman Kalckar
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Herman Moritz Kalckar (26 March 1908 – 17 May 1991) was a Danish biochemist who pioneered the study of cellular respiration.[1][2] Kalckar made a number of significant contributions to the development of 20th century biochemistry including:
- a founder of bioenergetics;
- enzymology, including novel assay techniques;
- galactose metabolism in both microorganisms and animal tissues;
- suggestion that strontium-90 levels in children’s deciduous teeth correlated with nuclear testing.[3]
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Herman Moritz Kalckar | |
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Born | 26 March 1908 |
Died | 17 May 1991(1991-05-17) (aged 83) |
Awards | Elected member:
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
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(Caltech)
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