1988
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1988
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Dr Johann Deisenhofer University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA Professor Robert Huber Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Martinsried, FRG Dr Hartmut Michel Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysik, Frankfurt/Main, FRG for the determination of the three-dimensional structure of…
moreThe structure of a photosynthetic reaction center
In 1984, after having analyzed the X-ray diffraction pattern from the reaction center crystals, Johann Deisenhofer, Robert Huber and Hartmut Michel could present the 3-dimensional structure of the reaction center, the first high-resolution structure of a membrane protein and also the most complex molecular structure which had been solved. The reaction center is composed of…
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Award ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Professor Bo G. Malmström of the Translation from the Swedish text Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, In the beginning there was light. Light played an important role in the origin of life on earth, and the radiation of the sun is an absolute prerequisite for the forms of life…
moreJohann Deisenhofer – Biographical
Biographical
I was born on September 30, 1943 in Zusamaltheim, Bavaria, now Federal Republic of Germany, as the first son of Thekla and Johann Deisenhofer. After my father’s return from military service my parents ran the family farm. In 1948, our family grew to its final size with the birth of my only sister, Antonie. My…
moreHartmut Michel – Biographical
Biographical
I was born in Ludwigsburg, Württemberg, in the southwestern part of the Federal Republic of Germany on July 18, 1948, as the elder son of Karl and Frieda Michel. My ancestors lived in that area for generations, mainly as farmers. There the inherited land is equally divided among sisters and brothers, and not enough land…
moreCredits and References for the 1988 Chemistry Nobel Poster
Editors: Dr Lars-Erik Andréasson, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden Illustrator: Dr Bo Furugren, Department of Chemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7015, S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden Printed by: Tryckindustri AB, Solna 1988 Copyright © , Information Department, Box 50005, S-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden, Tel. +46-8-6739500, Fax…
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