Gerhard Braunitzer
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Gerhard Braunitzer was a German biochemist who was a pioneer in protein sequencing
. He refined a method of C-terminal analysis that was used in early sequencing work, and he generated the first full sequence of a hemoglobin
chain (β-hemoglobin). He worked at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
. Later in his career he was a significant researcher in the field of molecular evolution
.
Protein sequencing
Protein sequencing is a technique to determine the amino acid sequence of a protein, as well as which conformation the protein adopts and the extent to which it is complexed with any non-peptide molecules...
. He refined a method of C-terminal analysis that was used in early sequencing work, and he generated the first full sequence of a hemoglobin
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of all vertebrates, with the exception of the fish family Channichthyidae, as well as the tissues of some invertebrates...
chain (β-hemoglobin). He worked at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
The Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry is a research institute of the Max Planck Society located in Martinsried, a suburb of Munich. The Institute was "founded in 1973 by the merger of three formerly independent institutes: the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, the Max Planck Institute of...
. Later in his career he was a significant researcher in the field of molecular evolution
Molecular evolution
Molecular evolution is in part a process of evolution at the scale of DNA, RNA, and proteins. Molecular evolution emerged as a scientific field in the 1960s as researchers from molecular biology, evolutionary biology and population genetics sought to understand recent discoveries on the structure...
.