title: Hartmut Lichtenthaler: an authority on chloroplast structure and isoprenoid biochemistry.
abstract: We pay tribute to Hartmut Lichtenthaler for making important contributions to the field of photosynthesis research. He was recently recognized for ground-breaking discoveries in chloroplast structure and isoprenoid biochemistry by the Rebeiz Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR; http://vlpbp.org/ ), receiving a 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award for Photosynthesis. The ceremony, held in Champaign, Illinois, was attended by many prominent researchers in the photosynthesis field. We provide below a brief note on his education, and then describe some of the areas in which Hartmut Lichtenthaler has been a pioneer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1319, USA. tsharkey@msu.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Sharkey
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Department of Plant Biology, Center of Biophysics & Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801-3707, USA.
authors.lastname: Govindjee
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D001671:Biochemistry / Q000266:history*; D001901:Botany / Q000266:history*; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000737:chemistry*; D005582:Foundations; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D007087:Illinois; D010788:Photosynthesis; D013729:Terpenes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013729:Terpenes
keywords: Isoprenoids; MEP pathway; Melvin Calvin; Phylloquinone; Plastoglobuli