| RefNo | EC/1957/20 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVI, 196; A56710 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Steward, Frederick Campion: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Certificate of Election |
| Citation | Has contributed to knowledge of salt absorption, accumulation and transport since 1930. His earlier work established that ion accumulation was linked to metabolism at a time when this was doubted, and in this connection extensive studies of protein metabolism were undertaken. Steward and his colleagues Dent and Stepka made important early studies using the (then) new technique of chromatographic separation of amino acids.
He has (following a distinguished war record as Director of Aircraft Equipment II) been successful in recent years in isolating from coconut milk the factors which promote or maintain plant cells in the embryonic or meristematic condition. Two have been identified definitely as diphenylures and a leuco-anthocyanin. His current studies are dealing with mode of action of these substances and with ion accumulation processes of meristem tissue. |
| Proposers | From Personal Knowledge: F J Richards; F G Gregory; V H Blackman; E J Maskell; W O James; R D Preston; D Thoday; R Brown; W Brown; T A Bennet-Clark |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2093 | Steward; Frederick Campion (1904 - 1993) | 1904 - 1993 |