title: Lester Reed: A "complex" man who loved science.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biosciences and the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 m.hackert@mail.utexas.edu.
authors.forename: Marvin L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hackert
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biosciences and the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712.
authors.forename: Dean R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Appling
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biosciences and the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712.
authors.forename: Alan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lambowitz
mesh_terms: D001671:Biochemistry / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*; D003653:Decarboxylation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D008063:Thioctic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008063:Thioctic Acid