A tribute to Robert John Porra (august 7, 1931–may 16, 2019)

Wah Soon Chow; Antony W.D. Larkum; Erhard Pfündel; Raymond J. Ritchie; Hugo Scheer; Åke Strid

doi:10.1007/s11120-020-00800-4

A tribute to Robert John Porra (august 7, 1931–may 16, 2019)

Wah Soon Chow, Antony W.D. Larkum, Erhard Pfündel, Raymond J. Ritchie, Hugo Scheer^*, Åke Strid

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Robert John Porra (7.8.1931–16.5.2019) is probably best known for his substantial practical contributions to plant physiology and photosynthesis by addressing the problems of both the accurate spectroscopic estimation and the extractability of chlorophylls in many organisms. Physiological data and global productivity estimates, in particular of marine primary productivity, are often quoted on a chlorophyll basis. He also made his impact by work on all stages of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis: he proved the C₅ pathway to chlorophylls, detected an alternative route to protoporphyrin in anaerobes and the different origin of the oxygen atoms in anaerobes and aerobes. A brief review of his work is supplemented by personal memories of the authors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	125-130
Number of pages	6
Journal	Photosynthesis Research
Volume	147
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-020-00800-4
Publication status	Published - Feb 2021

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