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Herman Moritz Kalckar (26 March 1908 – 17 May 1991) was a Danish biochemist who pioneered the study of cellular respiration. 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.

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  • Herman Moritz Kalckar (* 26. März 1908 in Kopenhagen; † 17. Mai 1991 in Cambridge (Massachusetts)) war ein dänischer Biochemiker, der die grundlegenden Zusammenhänge der Zellatmung erforscht hatte. Er trug wesentlich zum Fortschritt der Biochemie im 20. Jahrhundert bei, als Pionier der Bioenergieforschung, Entwickler von neuartigen Enzymassays, Entdecker des Galaktosemetabolismus, sowohl in Mikroorganismen als auch in tierischem Gewebe, und Entdecker von mit Atombombentests korrelierenden, erhöhten Strontium-90-Werten in Milchzähnen von Kindern. (de)
  • Herman Moritz Kalckar (26 March 1908 – 17 May 1991) was a Danish biochemist who pioneered the study of cellular respiration. 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. (en)
  • Ге́рман Мо́риц Калька́р (дат. Herman Moritz Kalckar, 26 марта 1908 г., Копенгаген — 17 мая 1991 г., Кембридж) — биохимик, основные научные работы посвящены изучению окислительного фосфорилирования, обмена галактозы, ферментов нуклеотидного обмена, биохимической генетики человека и микроорганизмов. (ru)
  • Herman Moritz Kalckar (Copenhaga, Dinamarca, 26 de Março de 1908 — 17 de Maio de 1991) foi um bioquímico dinamarquês pioneiro da investigação em respiração celular. Estudou Medicina na Universidade de Copenhaga, tendo emigrado mais tarde para os Estados Unidos, tornando-se professor de Biologia na Universidade Johns Hopkins. Enquanto trabalhou na Dinamarca, Kalckar demonstrou que compostos contendo fosfato poderiam fornecer energia, ao verificar que, em músculos onde a glicólise havia sido inibida com , a contracção muscular prosseguiria por um curto período usando fosfocreatina como fonte de energia. Tal sugeriu, pela primeira vez, a actuação de compostos fosfatados como ligação entre o catabolismo e o anabolismo. Estes estudos foram feitos em colaboração com Fritz Albert Lipmann. Nos Estados Unidos, Kalckar trabalhou com e descobriu a adenilato cinase em 1942, purificando esta enzima a partir de extractos de músculo. Investigação adicional no metabolismo de nucleótidos permitiu-lhe identificar a , uma enzima chave em via de salvamento de nucleótidos. Mais tarde, Kalckar dedicou a sua atenção às enzimas envolvidas no metabolismo da galactose, tendo caracterizado a e identificado um defeito nesta enzima como a causa da doença metabólica galactosemia. (pt)
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  • Elected member: *National Academy of Sciences *Royal Danish Academy *American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary degrees from *Washington University *University of Chicago *University of Copenhagen (en)
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  • *University of Copenhagen *California Institute of Technology *Washington University *New York Public Health Institute *National Institutes of Health *Johns Hopkins University *Harvard Medical School *Massachusetts General Hospital (en)
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  • Herman Moritz Kalckar (* 26. März 1908 in Kopenhagen; † 17. Mai 1991 in Cambridge (Massachusetts)) war ein dänischer Biochemiker, der die grundlegenden Zusammenhänge der Zellatmung erforscht hatte. Er trug wesentlich zum Fortschritt der Biochemie im 20. Jahrhundert bei, als Pionier der Bioenergieforschung, Entwickler von neuartigen Enzymassays, Entdecker des Galaktosemetabolismus, sowohl in Mikroorganismen als auch in tierischem Gewebe, und Entdecker von mit Atombombentests korrelierenden, erhöhten Strontium-90-Werten in Milchzähnen von Kindern. (de)
  • Herman Moritz Kalckar (26 March 1908 – 17 May 1991) was a Danish biochemist who pioneered the study of cellular respiration. 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. (en)
  • Ге́рман Мо́риц Калька́р (дат. Herman Moritz Kalckar, 26 марта 1908 г., Копенгаген — 17 мая 1991 г., Кембридж) — биохимик, основные научные работы посвящены изучению окислительного фосфорилирования, обмена галактозы, ферментов нуклеотидного обмена, биохимической генетики человека и микроорганизмов. (ru)
  • Herman Moritz Kalckar (Copenhaga, Dinamarca, 26 de Março de 1908 — 17 de Maio de 1991) foi um bioquímico dinamarquês pioneiro da investigação em respiração celular. Estudou Medicina na Universidade de Copenhaga, tendo emigrado mais tarde para os Estados Unidos, tornando-se professor de Biologia na Universidade Johns Hopkins. Mais tarde, Kalckar dedicou a sua atenção às enzimas envolvidas no metabolismo da galactose, tendo caracterizado a e identificado um defeito nesta enzima como a causa da doença metabólica galactosemia. (pt)
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