Herman Moritz Kalckar | |
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| Born | 26 March 1908 |
| Died | 17 May 1991 (aged 83) |
| Awards | Elected member:
honorary degrees from |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions |
(Caltech) |
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]
- ^ Obituary – "Herman Kalckar, 83, Metabolism Authority" New York Times, May 22, 1991
- ^ Kalckar HM (1991). "50 years of biological research—from oxidative phosphorylation to energy requiring transport regulation". Annu. Rev. Biochem. 60 (1): 1–37. doi:10.1146/annurev.bi.60.070191.000245. PMID 1883194.
- ^ Kalckar, Herman (2 August 1958). "An International Milk Teeth Radiation Census". Nature. 182 (4631). Nature Publishing Group: 283–284. Bibcode:1958Natur.182..283K. doi:10.1038/182283a0. PMID 13577816.