Paulo Eneas Galvão
Paulo Eneas Galvão, Brazilian physiologist (Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro State 08 June 1902 – São Paulo 12 January 1978) Authored about 50 works Obtained international recognition for his studies on metabolism in tropical zones and vitamin B role in cell oxidations of nervous tissues Showed the role that plays the vitamin B in cell oxidations of nervous tissue with international attention With D.M. Cardoso. Estudos sobre as oxidações na avitaminose B e no jejum. Arch. Inst. Biol. 3:219-48, 1930 With J. Pereira Jr. Uber den Einfluss der Milchsaure auf die Gehirnatmung der Saugetiere bei avitaminose B. Bioch. Z. 289:136-42, 1936 With J. Pereira Jr. Quociente de oxidação de acido láctico do isthmo do encéfalo de aves normais e em avitaminose B1. Arqu. Inst. Biol. 1940. With J. Pereira Jr. & J.P. Limongi. Lactic acid oxidation quotient in minced brain of normal and avitaminotic chicken. J. Biol. Chem. 157:667-71, 1945 With J. Pereira Jr. developed a technique for dog central nervous system deprivation by compression with sodium chloride hypertonic solution (1942) With J. Pereira Jr comproved that the body only responds to drugs that act independent of reflex mechanisms Showed that the Rubner-Richet surface law is not applicable to the inhabitants of tropical zone Sobre a aplicação intraespecífica da lei da superfície nas regiões tropicais. Thesis, Instituto Biológico, São Paulo (1942) Human heat production in relation to body weight and body surface. I. Inapplicability of the surface law on men of the tropical zone. J. Appl. Physiol. 1:385-94, 1948 Human heat production in relation to body weight and body surface. II. Inapplicability of the surface law on men of the tropical zone. J. Appl. Physiol. 1:395, 1948 Human heat production in relation to body weight and body surface. III. Inapplicability of the surface law on men of the tropical zone. J. Appl. Physiol. 3:21-8, 1950 Proved that human oxygen uptake rate in tropical zones depends on metabolically active weight Demonstrated that basal metabolism should be computed by hour and kilogram of metabolically active tissue (p=P0,83), being P the weight in kilograms Produção de calor em relação ao peso e a superfície corporal. Arqu. Inst. Biol. 1951-2 Developed a method for dosage of lactic acid With C. H. Florence & J. Pereira. Modificação do método permanganico-iodo-metrico para a dosagem do acido latico. Arch. Inst. Biol. 9:39-50, 1938.
Pablo Groeber
Paul Friedrich Karl Groeber, German-born Argentine geologist and stratigrapher (Strasbourg 13 July 1885 – San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province 16 June 1964) Documented the basic structures and magmatic cycles related to the deformation and uplift of Andean mountain range Recognized the main depositional sequences, the different uplift pulses and the migrations in volcanic activity of the region SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Observaciones geologicas a lo largo del meridiano 70 (1946-7) Lineas fundamentales de la geologia del Neuquén, sur de Mendoza y regiones adyacentes (1929) Estratigrafia del dogger en la Republica Argentina (1918) Edad y extensión de las estructuras entre San Juan y Nahuel Huapi (1918) HONORS (Fossil) Groeberella Leanza 1993 & Groebericeras Leanza 1945 (Mollusca) Groeberia Patterson 1952 & Groebertherium Bonaparte 1986 (Mammalia)
Otto Richard Gottlieb
Otto Richard Gottlieb, Czech-born Jewish Brazilian phytochemist and biogeochemist (Brno, Czech Republic 31 Aug 1920 – Rio de Janeiro 19 June 2011) From Czech father and Brazilian mother ACHIEVEMENTS Authored 656 publications (papers, book chapters, 5 books & 2 patents), 637 lectures and 1181 communications to congresses. Founder Quantitative Chemobiology With Nei R. de Brito and Maria R. de Mello B. Borin. Quantitative Chemobiology. Pure & Applied Chemistry. 73(3):583-8, 2001. Founder chemosystematics or Plant Biochemical Systematics Showed how certain pathways could be employed for classification. With Maria Auxiliadora Coelho Kaplan, developed a nomenclature system of chemical compounds in which organic tridimensional structure is displayed as a nodal geometric form representing atoms and links With M.A.C. Kaplan. RNS (Replacement-Nodal-Substractive) nomenclature and codes of chemical compounds. J. Chem. Inf. Comp. Sci. 26(1):1-3, 1986. Proposed a new indicator (Taxonomic Singularity indicator) With M.R. de M.B. Borin. The Diversity of Plants: Where is it? Why is it there? What will it become? Anais Acad. Bras. Ciencias 66 (Suppl): 55-83, 1994. With W.B. Mors. A natural classification of the substances produced by living organisms. Planta Med. 11(3):377-84, 1963 Proposed herbaceousness index Micromolecular Evolution, systematics and Ecology. An essay into a novel botanical discipline. Springer Verlag, Berlin. 1982 Identified hundred of new lignoids and discovered a new group that named neolignans Chemosystematics of Lauraceae. Phytochemistry 11:1537-1570, 1972. Discovered dalbergiones, a new class of natural products and suggested the name neoflavanoids With W.B. Eyton, W.D. Ollis, I.O. Sutherland, L.M. Jackman & M. Taveira Magalhães. The neoflavanoid group of natural products. I. Dalbergiones: a new group of natural products. Tetrahedron 21(9):2683-96, 1965 Identified and isolated the first odoriferous nitroderived compound (1-nitro-2-phenylethane) in essential oils (with Mauro Taveira Magalhães) With M. T. Magalhães. Occurrence of 1-nitro-2-phenylethane in Ocotea pretiosa and Aniba canelilla. J. Org. Chem. 24:2070, 1959. Isolated anibine alkaloid from Aniba duckei, the first aryl a-pyrone alkaloid displaying an aryl-heterocyclic group With W.B. Mors & C.Djerassi. The Chemistry of Rosewood. Isolation and Structure of Anibine and 4-Methoxyparacotoin. J. Am.Chem. Soc. 79(16):4507-11, 1957. Obtained the first naturally occurring polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidine carboxylic acid With A.C.S. Pereira, J.G.S. Maia, M.A.C. Kaplan, R.J. Nash, G. Fleet, L. Pearse, D.F. Watkin & A.M. Scofield. Isolation of 7a-epialexaflorine from leaves of Alexa grandiflora, an unique pyrrolizidine amino acid with carboxylic acid substituent at C3. Tetrahedron 47(290):5637-40, 1991 Isolated a new type of natural 6-styryl-2-pyrones from Aniba parviflora and reported a general route for their synthesis With A.M. Bittencourt, W.B. Mors, M.T. Magalhães, S. Mageswaran, W.D. Ollis & I.O. Sutherland. The natural occurrence of 6-styryl-2-pyrones and their synthesis. Tetrahedron 27(5):1043-8, 1971 First to isolate 5,6 dehydrokavain from a natural source With W.B. Mors. Identity of compound A from kava root with 5,6 dehydrokavain. J. Org. Chem. 24(10):1614-5, 1959 First report of natural occurrence of isoflavans With K. Kurosawa, W.D. Ollis,, B.T. Redman, I.D. Sutherland, A. B. De Oliveira & H.M. Alves. The natural occurrence of isoflavans and an isoflavan quinone. Chem. Comm.20:1263-4, 1968 With W.D. Ollis, B.T. Redman, R.J. Roberts & I.O. Sutherland recognized the neoflavenes, a new neoflavanoid type (1968) With R. Braz Filho, W.B. Eyton & M. T. Magalhães. A química de leguminosas brasileiras. XII. As apuleínas, flavona-hepta oxigenadas da Apuleia leiocarpa. An. Acad. Bras. Cien. 40(1):23-7, 1968 With J.R. de Souza. 14 oxopeltoginano, novo tipo de flavanona tetraciclina. Cien. Cult. 20(2):152-3, 1968 Found the natural occurrence of benzyl styrenes (c.1966) With F.J. Mattos obtained the first isocucurbitacins (1967) With S.J. Gabriel obtained the first tovoxanthone (1972) With M.C.M. Miraglia, A.A.L. Mesquita, A.P.Paula et al. obtained a dihydrochalcone with a novel structure from fern Pityrogramma calomelanos (1983) With Z.S. Ferreira, N.C. Roque & H.E. Gottlieb obtained a distinct type of benzofuranoid neolignan (1982) With M.G.B. Zoghbi & N.F. Roque obtained the first coumarinoneolignan (1981) With V. da Silva, M.T. Magalhães, H.E. Gottlieb & M.A. Alvarenga obtained diasin, a novel rearranged labdanic diterpene (1978) With J.F. Castelão Jr, R.A. de Lima et al. obtained the first xanthonolignan (1977) With J.C. Aiba & R. Braz Filho proposed the structure of neolignan porosin (1973) With R.G.C. Correa & C.J. Aiba. Natural occurrence of Erdtmann’s dehydrodiisoeugenol. Phytochem. 12:1163-4, 1973 With J. Rego de Sousa found 2 novel types of natural peltogynoids (1972) With N.C. Franca, D.T. Coxon & W.D. Ollis obtained rubrenolide and rubrynolide, two structurally novel natural products from Nectandra rubra (1972) With L.M. Conserva, M. Yoshida, J.C. Martínez & H.E. Gottlieb. The chemistry of Brazilian Myristicaceae. XXXII. Iryantherins, lignoflavonoids of novel structural types from the Myristicaceae. Phytochemistry 29:3911-8, 1990 With N. Boralle proposed oligostilbenes as a new class of condensed tannins (1989) With M.A. de Alvarenga discovered microandrols, a new class of natural phenanthrenes (1973) Papers in top journals With W.B. Mors & I. Vattimo Gil. Phylogeny of the genus Aniba Aubl. A comparative morphological and chemical observation. Nature 184 (4698):1589, 1959 With M.T. Magalhães. Isolation of piperonylic acid from Ocotea pretiosa. Nature 182:742-3, 1958 With N. Botafogo Gonçalves & J.C. Correa. Analeptic action of anibine. Nature 182:938-9, 1958 METHODS A method for volumetric determination of ionic nitrate With M. Taveira Magalhães. Determinação volumétrica do íon nitrato. Bol. Inst. Quim. Agr. 47:7-18, 1956 A new rapid method for quantitative determination of linalol Novo método para a determinação quantitativa do linalol. Revista de Quimica Industrial 16:222, 1947. A process for obtaining anibine and its transformation to nicotinic acid (1967) A process for obtaining 4-methoxy-paracotoin and its transformation to piperonyl-radical containing substances (1963) With A.A.L. Mesquita, D.B. Correa & M.T. Magalhães. Methods for the structural investigation of xanthones. II. Location of hydroxyl groups by ultravioleta and visible spectropscopy. Anal. Chim. Acta 142:311-23, 1968 DEVICES Proposed and patented gasometric titrimetry Simple instrument for titrimetric without indicators. Gas pressure end-point technique. VIII. Acid-base reactions. Anal. Chim.Acta 13:101-107, 1955 Dispositivo simples para titrimetria sem indicadores. I. Acidimetria e alcalimetria. An. Assoc. Quim. Brasil 12:29-33, 1953 Titrimetria gasométrica. Bol. Inst. Quim. Agricola 42 (1955) Titrimetria sem indicadores. Eng. Quim. 5(7):6-9, 1953 Simple instrument for titrimetry without visual indicators. Gasometric titrations. X. Cerimetry, chlorometry, nitrate, nitrite, hydroxide and carbonate determination. Anal. Chim. Acta 13(6):531-42, 1955 Simple instrument for titrimetry without visual indicators. Gas pressure end-point.
Oswaldo Giannotti
Oswaldo Giannotti, Brazilian agricultural entomologist (São Paulo 24 June 1916 – São Paulo September 2004) ACHIEVEMENTS Developed techniques for determination of insecticide residues on plants, soil and insect bodies Determinated the site of DDT action in insects nervous system (1958) and the physiological and biochemical changes resulting from it Discovered cyclodienes epoxidation as a mode of activation metabolism of chlorinated insecticides With L.M. Sá. Novo método colorimétrico para a localização na cromatografia em papel de inseticidas do grupo de ésteres do acido tiofosfórico. Arq. Inst. Biol. 26:131-6, 1959 With H. Yoneda & T. Ioneda. Gas liquid chromatographic method for microdetermination of catecholamines. Arq. Inst. Biol. 44(1-2):63-7, 1977 With H. S. Lepage & H.P. Pereira. Técnica para ensaio de inseticidas residuais biológicos. Biológico 11(12):320-5, 1945 With P. Pigatti & A. Pigatti. Método de combustão em sistema aberto para determinação de residuos de mercúrio em tomate. Rev. Bras. Quim. 67(401):208-10, 1969 With E. Almeida & C.F.O. Santos. Experiência visando estabelecer novos métodos de controle da lagarta rosada e da maça em cultura de algodão With A. Cotait. Uma nova praga da hera. O Biológico 9(5):109-12, 1943 DESCRIBED INSECTA TAXA With Lepage Acutaspis oliveirae 1942 Conchaspis diplothemii 1943 Diaspis paulista 1946 Luzulaspis saueri 1944 Melanaspis aristotelesi 1944 Melanaspis bondari 1943 Mycetaspis juventinae 1944 Pseudoparlatoria campinensis 1946 Pseudoparlatoria gomescostai 1946 Pseudoparlatoria multipunctata 1946 Pseudoparlatoria trimaculata 1946 Alone Niveaspis lepagei 1942 LINKS http://www.biologico.sp.gov.br/grandes_nomes/giannotti/oswaldo_giannotti.htm (in Portuguese)
Osvaldo Gomez
Antonio Osvaldo Gómez Hernandez, Cuban carcinologist (Jaguey Grande, Matanzas Province 29 February 1928 – Cardenas, Matanzas Province 25 December 1996) DESCRIBED CRUSTACEA SPECIES Bathycheles cubensis 1986 with Ortiz Byblis cubensis 1978 with Ortiz Cyrtoplax bidentata 1975 with Ortiz Pagurapseudes guitarti 1976 with Gutu Paguristes maclaughlinae 1989 with Martínez Iglesias Spongicola cubanica 1994 with Ortiz & Lalana Typhlatya taina 1987 with Estrada HONORS Osvaldoginella Espinosa & Ortea 1997 (Mollusca) LINKS https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/7382/IZ_Lemaitre1998AntonioOsvaldo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y (Spanish)
Orlando H. Garrido
José Orlando Hilarion Angel de Jesus Garrido Calleja, Cuban zoologist and tennis player (La Habana 01 March 1931 – La Habana 24 June 2024) As tennis player, he reached fourth round in mixed doubles (Wimbledon 1956) and individual semifinal at Wimbledon Plate (1956) Won 100 national and international tournaments Obtained a domestic hybrid breed of Naked neck chickens, a mix of Leghorn and Creole DESCRIBED ANIMALIA TAXA Mammalia Valid Species Mesocapromys sanfelipensis 1970 with Varona Aves Valid Subspecies Agelaius humeralis scopulus 1952 Allenia fusca vincenti 1996 with Kratter Asio flammeus cubensis 2007 Athene cunicularia guantanamensis 2001 Caprimulgus cubanensis insulaepinorum 1983 Coccyzus merlini santamariae 1971 Contopus caribaeus nerlyi 1978 Glaucidium siju turquinense 2002 Margarops fuscatus klinikowski 1996 with Remsen Melanerpes superciliaris florentinoi 1966 Melanerpes superciliaris sanfelipensis 1973 Petrochelidon fulva puertoricensis 1999 with Peterson & Komar Siphonorhis brewsteri gonavensis 2003 Teretistris fornsi turquinensis 2000 Vireo crassirostris cubensis 2000 with Kirkconnell Vireo gundlachii magnus 1971 Vireo gundlachii sanfelipensis 1973 Xiphidiopicus percussus cocoensis 1978 Xiphidiopicus percussus monticola 1971 Xiphidiopicus percussus gloriae 1971 Reptilia Valid Species & Subspecies 88 Coleoptera Species 58 Nematoda Genus Freitasia 1968 with Barus Species At least 7 HONORS Garridoa Marcuzzi 1985 (Coleoptera) LINKS https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-british-ornithologists-club/volume-144/issue-4/bboc.v144i4.2024.a1/CLUB-ANNOUNCEMENTS/10.25226/bboc.v144i4.2024.a1.pdf