title: Kurt Schaffner: from organic photochemistry to photobiology.
abstract: Kurt Schaffner turned 80 this year. This perspective highlights his contributions to the research on the plant photoreceptor phytochrome, as many of the findings on structure and function of this molecule are tightly linked to the Max-Planck-Institute for Radiation Chemistry, where he was effective as Max-Planck director for more than twenty years.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Mülheim, Germany. gaertner@mpi-muelheim.mpg.de
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gärtner
mesh_terms: D018554:Avena / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D001654:Bile Pigments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010834:Phytochrome / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001654:Bile Pigments; D011137:Polystyrenes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010834:Phytochrome