scholarly journals Studies on the Structure and Function of Phytochromes as Photoreceptors Based on Synthetic Organic Chemistry

2008 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuhiko Inomata
Keyword(s):  
Organic Chemistry ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Synthetic Organic Chemistry ◽  
And Function

scholarly journals Why school-related content knowledge for pre-service chemistry teachers should include basic concepts in organic chemistry

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanda Hermanns ◽  
Nico Ermler
Keyword(s):  
Organic Chemistry ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Chemistry Teacher ◽  
Chemistry Teachers ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
The Moment ◽  
And Function

Abstract In this paper we describe and evaluate a study on the use of concepts in organic chemistry while solving tasks that are designed after the concept of school-related content knowledge (SRCK). The study was designed as a mixed methods study and conducted at a German university for the content of “organic chemistry”. As the results of this study show, the students rate the tasks and the use of anchoring concepts as for example “bonds” or “structure and function” as relevant for their future profession as a chemistry teacher. They therefore propose that concepts should be an integral part of their university studies as they find it lacking at the moment. Concepts can also be seen as an opportunity to build a bridge between school knowledge and university knowledge.

scholarly journals Sir James Baddiley. 15 May 1918 — 19 November 2008

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 3-23
Author(s):  
J. Grant Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Organic Chemistry ◽  
Adenosine Triphosphate ◽  
Bacterial Cell ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
Teichoic Acids ◽  
Gram Positive Bacteria ◽  
Organic Chemist ◽  
And Function

James Baddiley was a biochemist who used the methods and insight of the organic chemist to answer important questions in biology, notably coenzyme structure and the structure and function of bacterial cell walls. A graduate of Manchester University, he moved to Cambridge in 1944 with A. R. Todd, where he synthesized adenosine triphosphate, the nucleotide concerned with essential energy transformations in all forms of life. As an independent researcher at the Lister Institute in London he elucidated the structure of coenzyme A and other coenzymes. He was appointed Professor of Organic Chemistry in Newcastle, where the exploration of the structures of two cytidine nucleotides led to the discovery of the teichoic acids, major components of the cell walls and membranes of Gram-positive bacteria. These discoveries were extended to cover the structures, biosynthesis, function and immunology of the teichoic acids. Baddiley became Professor of Chemical Microbiology in 1977. Moving to Cambridge after his retirement, he was able to continue his researches in the Department of Biochemistry. He was elected a Fellow of Pembroke College and as an elder statesman undertook extensive committee work, often as chairman, both in Cambridge University and nationally. He was knighted in 1977.

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