Action Quote by Eduard Buchner
“The initiation of the fermentation process does not require so complicated an apparatus as is represented by the living cell. The agent responsible for the fermenting action of the press juice is rather to be regarded as a dissolved substance, doubtless a protein; this will be denoted zymase.”
About This Quote
Source Scientific Paper: "On Fermentation", 1897
Fermentation can be driven by a soluble protein, not a living cell, introducing the concept of zymase.
In simple terms: Fermentation is caused by a protein, not a whole cell.
Key Takeaway
Explore biochemical catalysts.
Themes
science
biology
chemistry
Mood
educational
scientific
Type
historical
explanatory
When to use this quote
- laboratory research
- industrial fermentation
Key Concepts
enzymes
biochemistry
cellular processes
Questions to Reflect On
- What other processes might involve soluble catalysts?
- How does this change our view of life?
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