Photosynthetica 2025, 63(2):162-164 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2025.022

Tribute to late Prof. Sakae Katoh (1932-2025): discovery of plastocyanin and his research in photosynthesis

K. SONOIKE
Waseda University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan

Received: June 26, 2025; Accepted: June 30, 2025; Prepublished online: July 3, 2025; Published: July 10, 2025  Show citation

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SONOIKE, K. (2025). Tribute to late Prof. Sakae Katoh (1932-2025): discovery of plastocyanin and his research in photosynthesis. Photosynthetica, 63(2), 162-164. doi: 10.32615/ps.2025.022
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