Chemist no. 46 of 350 · Biochemistry

Louis Pasteur

1822-1895France

Molecular chirality; germ theory; vaccines

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The discovery, explained

Pasteur and Tartaric Acid: The Day Molecules Were Found to Have Handedness

How Louis Pasteur separated tartaric acid crystals in 1848 and discovered molecular chirality; optical activity, racemic mixtures, resolution methods and exam points.

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Biography

Louis Pasteur: The Chemist Who Saved Lives with Crystals, Microbes and Vaccines

Complete biography of Louis Pasteur: early life, chirality, fermentation, pasteurisation, germ theory, rabies vaccine, career timeline and lessons for students.

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Antoine Jérôme BalardmentorJean-Baptiste Dumasmentor
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