Landmark discoveries in the trail from chemistry to cellular biochemistry, with particular reference to mileposts in research on bioenergetics

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-13

  Gest, Howard ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NITROGEN; RADIOISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUGAR; TRACER;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOENERGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; COENZYME; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY YIELD; FERMENTATION; GAS; HUMAN; MACROMOLECULE; MANOMETRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; YEAST;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 14844330439     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2002.494030010004     Document Type: Review

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