Hermann Niemeyer Fernandez, Chilean biochemist (Ovalle 26 October 1918 – Santiago de Chile 07 June 1991)
From German father
Authored over 100 papers
In Fritz Lippmann laboratory observed that oxidative phosphorylation resulting from respiratory chain in liver was ruled via ADP and other ATP phosphate acceptors availability
Proposed glycogen synthesis involving glyconucleotides in Metabolismo de los hidratos de carbono en el higado (1955)
His works on enzymes induction using diets and hormones gained international repercussion
With M.L. Cardenas, T. Ureta, L. Clark-Turri & J. Peñaranda discovered the sigmoidal kinetics of protein monomer (1975)
Described 4 hexokinase isozymes
Papers in top journals
With L. Clark Turri & E. Rabajille. Induction of glucokinase by glucose in rat liver. Nature 198:1096-7, 1963
With E. Figueroa & A. Pfeifer. Incorporation of 14C-glucose into glycogen by whole homogenate of liver. Nature 193:382-3, 1962
With P.F. Scholander & C.L. Claff. Simple calibrator for Warburg respirometers. Science 112 (2911):437-8, 1950