Chemist no. 101 of 350 · Biochemistry

Eduard Buchner

1860-1917GermanyNobel Chemistry 1907

Cell-free alcoholic fermentation

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Eduard Buchner and the Discovery of Cell-Free Fermentation

How Eduard Buchner proved in 1897 that yeast juice without living cells can ferment sugar, founding modern enzymology and biochemistry.

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Eduard Buchner: Complete Life and Legacy

Life of Eduard Buchner (1860-1917), German chemist and 1907 Nobel laureate who showed fermentation can occur without living cells.

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Hans Buchnerbrother