5 Questions
Who discovered that yeast extracts could ferment sugar to alcohol and CO2?
Edward Buchner
What term did Frederick W Kühne coin while studying bio-catalysis in yeast extracts?
Enzyme
Who definitively concluded that enzymes are proteins by crystallizing trypsin and chymotrypsin?
James Sumner
Who first solved the structure of an enzyme by X-ray crystallography for lysozyme?
David C. Philips
Which enzyme was isolated and crystallized by James Sumner in 1926?
Urease
Test your knowledge about the discovery of enzymes and their role in fermentation with this quiz. Learn about Edward Buchner's groundbreaking work with yeast extracts and the origins of the term 'enzyme' by Frederick W Kühne.
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