The enigma of ferment : from the philosopher's stone to the first biochemical Nobel prize / Ulf Lagerkvist
- Author
- Lagerkvist, Ulf
- Published
- Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2005]
- Copyright Date
- ©2005
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (vii, 161 pages) : illustrations, portraits
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- Contents
- Preface; Introduction; Alchemy and the Dawn of Chemistry; Medicine and Chemistry in the Scienti.c Revolution; A Golden Age of Chemistry; Ferment or Vital Force; A Fortuitous Observation; The Nobel Prize; Bibliography; Index.
- Summary
- This popular account of the history of ferment takes the reader on a fascinating journey from its obscure origins in medieval medicine and alchemy to the modern concept of the enzyme. During the 19th century, the question of the nature of the ferment led to a long and bitter conflict between those that believed in a vital force peculiar to the living cell and those that looked for a more chemical explanation. The 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, putting an end to "vitalism" and at the same time earning him a Nobel Prize, the first to be awarded for purely biochemical work
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- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9812700927 (electronic bk.)
9789812700926 (electronic bk.)
1281881147
9781281881144
9812564217 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9789812564214
9789814338165
9814338168 - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and index.
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