| Abstract: | Summary This lecture was held in Zürich to commemorate the 70th birthday of Prof.Paul Karrer; it briefly outlines his life-work as a scientist and then reviews, in greater detail, some of his important work in various fields: vegetable dyestuffs (carotenoids), vitamins (particularly vitamins A, E and K) and curare alkaloids.As is the purpose of this lecture, a review is also given of the author's own work: ergot alkaloids and their derivatives; cardiac glycosides of squill, digitalis etc.; and finally, the most recent results of research on chlorophyll — the crystallization of natural chlorophylla andb after many years of endeavour.
ErstePaul-Karrer-Vorlesung, gehalten im Rahmen der öffentlichen Feier zum 70. Geburtstag von Prof.Paul Karrer, am 25. April 1959 in der Aula der Universität Zürich. |
