Photosynthetica 2022, 60(1):21-24 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2021.056

George C. Papageorgiou and the protective role of glycine betaine in activation and stabilization of the oxygen-evolving photosystem II complex

N. MURATA1, K. STAMATAKIS2
1 National Institute for Basic Biology, 444-8585 Okazaki, Japan
2 Institute of Biosciences and Applications, National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos, Aghia Paraskevi, 15310 Attikis, Greece

We present here our adventures in research in photosynthesis with George C. Papageorgiou (1933-2020) focusing on George's initiative in the discovery of the protective effects of glycine betaine on the oxygen-evolving photosystem II complex. We end with a brief description of research on glycine betaine-synthesizing transgenic cyanobacteria. Two of us, Norio Murata (in Japan) and Kostas Stamatakis (in Greece), and all our collaborators, have the highest respect for George, and we miss him and our intense discussions with him on various topics of photosynthesis research.

Additional key words: glycine betaine; glycine betaine-synthesizing cyanobacteria; oxygen-evolving photosystem II complex.

Received: September 13, 2021; Revised: September 13, 2021; Accepted: November 15, 2021; Prepublished online: December 20, 2021; Published: March 18, 2022  Show citation

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MURATA, N., & STAMATAKIS, K. (2022). George C. Papageorgiou and the protective role of glycine betaine in activation and stabilization of the oxygen-evolving photosystem II complex. Photosynthetica, 60(SPECIAL ISSUE 2022), 21-24. doi: 10.32615/ps.2021.056
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