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Date1864
AuthorBechamp
ContributionIntroduced the term "zymase" (now enzyme).
ReferenceAnon.
NotesIntroduced the term "zymase" (now enzyme) for the active principle in yeast that is responsible for alcoholic fermentation. Also claimed for Buchner in 1897. See Douglas Home p. 75.
CategoryMiscellany
Pathogen ClassGeneral

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