María Luz Cárdenas
María Luz Cárdenas | |
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María Luz Cárdenas in Tenerife, 2008 | |
| Born | María de la Luz Ilze Palmira Antonia Cárdenas Cerda 7 June 1944 |
| Education | University of Chile |
| Known for | Discvery of kinetic cooperativity in a monomeric enzyme |
| Spouse | Athel Cornish-Bowden |
| Awards | Tito Ureta Prize, Chilean Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Enzyme kinetics, nature of life |
| Institutions | University of Chile; Birmingham University; Aix-Marseille University; CNRS, Marseille |
| Thesis | Glucoquinasa, una enzima monomérica con cinética cooperativa (1982) |
| Academic advisors | Hermann Niemeyer |
María Luz Cárdenas Cerda (born 7 June 1944) is a French biochemist of Chilean origin. She is known for studies of mammalian hexokinases and for developing understanding of the nature of life.