Martin Luckner
Oscar Martin Luckner , called Martin Luckner, (born July 25, 1935 in Plauen ; † May 20, 2004 ) was a German biochemist and pharmacist.
Life
Luckner studied pharmacy from 1954 at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , graduating in 1958, received his doctorate there in 1962 under Kurt Mothes and completed his habilitation in Halle in 1966. In 1970 he became professor for pharmaceutical biology in Halle. From 1991 to 1996 he was Vice Rector of the University of Halle.
He dealt with the biochemistry of alkaloids and cardiac glycosides and the regulation of the secondary metabolism of plants (cell cultures of Digitalis lanata ) and fungi ( Penicillium cyclopium ). He was the spokesman for the Collaborative Research Center SFB 363 Molecular Cell Biology of Plant Systems .
He continued his scientific work after his retirement. After 2000, the focus of his activity was the Biozentrum in Halle and the company BioService Halle GmbH, now BioSolution Halle GmbH, which he founded. In 2005 the Luckner family founded the Martin Luckner Foundation for the promotion of pharmaceutical, biotechnological and biological sciences in Halle in his memory.
He was a member of the Leopoldina . He died on May 20, 2004.
Fonts
- The secondary metabolism in plants and animals, Stuttgart: Fischer 1969
- with K. Mothes, L. Nover (Ed.): Secondary Metabolism and Coevolution, Nova Acta Leopoldina Suppl. 7, 1977
- with Lutz Nover, Hartmut Böhm: Secondary metabolism and cell differentiation, Springer 1977
- Editor with Klaus Schreiber: Regulation of secondary product and plant hormone metabolism, Pergamon Press 1979
- Secondary metabolism in microorganisms, plants, and animals, 2nd edition, Springer 1984
literature
- Winfried R. Pötsch (lead), Annelore Fischer, Wolfgang Müller: Lexicon of important chemists , Harri Deutsch 1989, p. 282
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Member entry by Martin Luckner at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on February 7, 2016.
- ↑ Martin Luckner July 25, 1935 - May 20, 2004 Martin Luckner Foundation; accessed on February 11, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luckner, Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Luckner, Oscar Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biochemist and pharmacist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plauen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 2004 |