Chemist no. 24 of 350 · Organic
Emil Fischer
1852-1919GermanyNobel Chemistry 1902
Sugar and purine synthesis; Fischer projection
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Emil Fischer: Decoding Sugars, Purines and Proteins
How Emil Fischer worked out the stereochemistry of glucose, invented the Fischer projection and esterification, and began peptide synthesis. Exam points included.
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Emil Fischer: The Master of Sugars and Proteins
Biography of Emil Fischer, German Nobel laureate of 1902, known for sugar chemistry, purines, peptides, the Fischer projection and the lock-and-key idea.
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- Hermann Otto Laurenz Fischerson