Enigma of ferment, the: from the philosopher's stone to the first biochemical nobel prize
Auteur :
Lagerkvist, Ulf
Éditeur :
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN :
9789812564214
Date de publication :
9 nov. 2005
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Singapour
Giving an account of the history of ferment, this book takes an in-depth look at the events of 1897 when Eduard Buchner demonstrated that cell-free extracts of yeast could catalyze alcoholic fermentation. He was the first to be awarded Nobel Prize for purely biochemical work.