Fermentation : vital or chemical process? /
Human knowledge of the conversion of grape must into wine and of cereal dough into bread is as old as agriculture. This book is a study of the ways this phenomenon (fermentation) has been considered since Aristotle to be analogous to natural processes such as human digestion. During 1200-1600 A.D.,...
| Основен автор: | Fruton, Joseph S. 1912-2007. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2006.
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| Серия: |
History of science and medicine library ;
v. 1. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=232350 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Fermentation. |
| Резюме: |
Human knowledge of the conversion of grape must into wine and of cereal dough into bread is as old as agriculture. This book is a study of the ways this phenomenon (fermentation) has been considered since Aristotle to be analogous to natural processes such as human digestion. During 1200-1600 A.D., alchemists wrote "ferments" or "elixirs" that could turn lead into gold. A century later, in Newton's time, many physicians and natural philosophers considered fermentation to be an important natural process. The 18th century was marked by Lavoisier's celebrated experiment on alcoholic fermentation. The 19th-century debate about the nature of this process was concluded by Buchner's preparation of a active cell-free yeast extract. During 1910-1940, many researchers participated in the identification of the chemical intermediates and catalysts in the multi-enzyme pathway of alcoholic fermentation. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xv, 141 pages) : illustrations. |
| Формат: |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-133) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9047410416 9789047410416 1281399914 9781281399915 |