David Krogmann

David W. Krogmann
Born 1934
Died January 22, 2016(2016-01-22) (aged 81–82)
West Lafayette, Indiana
Fields Biochemistry
Institutions Purdue University

David W. Krogmann (1934 – January 22, 2016) was an American biologist and a professor of biochemistry at Purdue University. He is known for his work in photosynthesis in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria.[1]

He discovered the Orange Carotenoid Protein of cyanobacteria in 1981 and helped solve its crystal structure.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Kerfeld, Cheryl A. "David W. Krogmann: 1934-2016". ASPB News. 43 (4): 25–27.
  2. ↑ Kay Holt, Thomas; Krogmann, David W. (1981). "A carotenoid-protein from cyanobacteria". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 637 (3): 408–414. doi:10.1016/0005-2728(81)90045-1. ISSN 0005-2728.
  3. ↑ Kerfeld, Cheryl A; Sawaya, Michael R; Brahmandam, Vishnu; Cascio, Duilio; Ho, Kwok Ki; Trevithick-Sutton, Colleen C; Krogmann, David W; Yeates, Todd O (2003). "The Crystal Structure of a Cyanobacterial Water-Soluble Carotenoid Binding Protein". Structure. 11 (1): 55–65. doi:10.1016/S0969-2126(02)00936-X. ISSN 0969-2126. PMID 12517340.


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