
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pittard, A. J. 
A1  - Cox, G. B. 
T1  - Frank William Ernest Gibson 1923&#8211;2008
JF  - Historical Records of Australian Science
JO  - Hist. Rec. Aust. Sci.
Y1  - 2010
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
SP  - 55
EP  - 74
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/HR09024 
N2  - Frank Gibson died in Canberra on 11 July 2008. Frank was a highly distinguished research scientist who will be remembered for his pioneering studies in identifying the branch-point compound in the pathway of biosynthesis of a large number of important aromatic compounds followed by a detailed biochemical and genetic analysis of many of the pathways leading to the aromatic amino acids and the so-called aromatic vitamins. Studies on ubiquinone synthesis and function led to an examination of oxidative phosphorylation and the structure and function of the F1F0-ATPase in the bacterium Escherichia coli. This work resulted in the formulation of a highly innovative model, involving rotating subunits of the F0 segment within the membrane and offering an explanation for the mechanism linking proton flow and ATP synthesis. 
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