Chemist no. 70 of 350 · Biochemistry

Melvin Calvin

1911-1997United StatesNobel Chemistry 1961

Calvin cycle of photosynthesis

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The discovery, explained

Melvin Calvin and the Calvin Cycle: How Plants Turn CO2 into Sugar

How Melvin Calvin traced carbon fixation with carbon-14 and paper chromatography to discover the Calvin cycle. Equations and exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Melvin Calvin: The Chemist Who Mapped the Path of Carbon in Photosynthesis

Biography of Melvin Calvin (1911-1997): immigrant family roots, Minnesota and Manchester training, Berkeley career, Nobel Prize 1961 and legacy.

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