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American biologist
David W. Krogmann
Born1934
DiedJanuary 22, 2016(2016-01-22) (aged 81–82)
West Lafayette, Indiana
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsPurdue 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.

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

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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