Andrew A. Benson
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Andrew A. Benson was an American biochemist best known for his key role in elucidating the carbon fixation pathway in photosynthesis, work closely associated with the Calvin–Benson cycle.
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| Andrew A. Benson canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American scientist
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Calvin–Benson cycle
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photosynthetic carbon reduction cycle ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Melvin Calvin–Andrew Benson Award in Photosynthesis (namesake)
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Stephen Hales Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
James Alan Bassham
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Melvin Calvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | understanding of the Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| employer |
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName | Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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photosynthesis research ⓘ plant biochemistry ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Andrew ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Melvin Calvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
metabolic pathways in photosynthesis
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plant physiology ⓘ |
| hasRole | co-discoverer of the Calvin–Benson cycle ⓘ |
| influenced | later research on the Calvin–Benson cycle ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Calvin–Benson cycle
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elucidation of the carbon fixation pathway in photosynthesis ⓘ research on carbon dioxide assimilation in plants ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Andrew Alm Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableContribution | mapping of the sequence of reactions in the photosynthetic carbon cycle ⓘ |
| notableStudent | James Alan Bassham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | identification of intermediates in the photosynthetic carbon reduction cycle ⓘ |
| occupation |
biochemist
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university professor ⓘ |
| partOf | Calvin laboratory at UC Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
carbon fixation in plants
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photosynthetic carbon metabolism ⓘ |
| studied |
biochemical pathways of CO2 assimilation
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photosynthetic carbon reduction cycle ⓘ |
| usedMethod | radioisotope tracing with carbon-14 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berkeley, California
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La Jolla, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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