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Apr 5, 2024 · In 1862 and 1864 he proved that the starch present in the chloroplasts results from the absorption of carbon dioxide, and he established that starch is the first visible product of photosynthesis.
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May 17, 2018 · Photographs of Julius von Sachs. Shown to the left is a portrait and signature of Sachs at the age of ca. 45 years. The inscription reads "Freiburg, August 22, 1868, Prof. Dr. J. Sachs" (adapted ...
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Dec 13, 2019 · The role of CO 2 in photosynthesis was shown by Jean Senebier (1782), whereas the synthesis of starch was shown by Julius von Sachs (1862, 1864). However, the involvement of chlorophyll (Chl) in this process has a long history.
- Alexandrina Stirbet, Dušan Lazár, Ya Guo, Ya Guo, Govindjee Govindjee
- 2020
Sep 9, 2020 · The role of CO 2 in photosynthesis was shown by Jean Senebier (1782), whereas the synthesis of starch was shown by Julius von Sachs (1862, 1864). However, the involvement of chlorophyll (Chl) in this process has a long history.
- Alexandrina Stirbet, Dušan Lazár, Ya Guo, Ya Guo, Govindjee Govindjee
- 2020
elected Sachs rector of the University of Würzburg in 1871, and the local government bestowed an order of nobility upon Sachs, per-mitting the addition of “von” before his family name. Julius von Sachs was an introverted, shy person who disregarded religion and political-philosophical speculations without factual basis.
Then there is his resuscitation of the method of "water-culture," and the application of it to the investigation of the problems of nutrition. Most important are his experiments, developing the concept of photosynthesis, that the starch -grains, found in leaf chloroplasts, depend on sunlight.
Jan 10, 2022 · Reviewed by Govindjee and Krogmann (2004), Sachs showed that starch grains are produced in plant leaves and that these are the first visible product of the process of photosynthesis. He also takes credit for proving that the green pigment chlorophyll in the chloroplast is involved in photosynthesis. In her 2007 paper From Leaves to Molecules ...