doi: 10.1007/s11120-021-00854-y.
Epub 2021 Jul 6.
Martin David Kamen (1913-2002): discoverer of carbon 14, and of new cytochromes in photosynthetic bacteria
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Martin David Kamen (1913-2002): discoverer of carbon 14, and of new cytochromes in photosynthetic bacteria
Photosynth Res.
2021 Sep.
Abstract
Martin Kamen was a giant of twentieth century science. Trained as a physical chemist, he was the co-discoverer of radioactive Carbon 14, which has transformed many areas of science as a tracer and as a way to date artifacts. He later switched to the study of metabolism and biochemistry and made important contributions to the understanding of nitrogen fixation and photosynthesis. Finally, he studied cytochromes, primarily from anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria.
Keywords: Carbon 14; Cyclotron; Cytochrome; Isotope; Photosynthetic bacteria.
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- Ambler RP, Daniel M, Hermoso J, Meyer TE, Bartsch RG, Kamen MD (1979a) Cytochrome c2 sequence variation among the recognized species of purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria. Nature (london) 278:659–660 - DOI
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- Ambler RP, Meyer TE, Kamen MD (1979b) Anomalies in amino acid sequences of small cytochromes c and cytochromes c from two species of purple photosynthetic bacteria. Nature (london) 278:661–662 - DOI
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