RefNo | EC/1989/31 |
Previous numbers | Cert XXII, 175 |
Level | Item |
Title | Slack, Charles Roger: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
Date | 1983 |
Description | Citation typed |
Citation | Dr. Slack is distinguished for his contributions to the understanding of photosynthetic carbon assimilation and the mechanism of polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis in higher plants. He contributed equally with Dr. M.D. Hatch in establishing the basic principles of mechanism and function of an alternative photosynthetic carbon assimilation process now known as the C4 pathway. He was primarily responsible for identifying several of the key enzymes involved in C4 photosynthesis and determining their inter and intracellular location. Later, in collaboration with Dr. P.G. Roughan, he demonstrated that oleoyl phosphatidylcholine rather than oleoyl-CoA is the major substrate for C18 polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis in plants. These studies led to a novel hypothesis for the origin of the diacylglycerol moieties of different lipids. |
AccessStatus | Closed |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA1645 | Slack; Charles Roger (1937-2016) | 1937-2016 |