These studies resulted eventually in a complete sequence analysis of the complex from several species, and in the atomic resolution structure of the F catalytic domain of the enzyme from bovine mitochondria, giving new insights into how ATP is made in the biological world.
My father was a stone mason, and a talented amateur pianist and vocalist.
In 1995, I was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1960, I went to St. Catherine's College, Oxford, and received the B.A. degree in Chemistry in 1964.
I was a keen sportsman, and became school captain in soccer and cricket.