History of Fermentation

By kklaw123

  • cell theory

    Theodor Schwann a German scientist created cell theory and stated that fermentation is the reult of all living things.

  • fermentation

    Louis Pasteur determined that fermentation was caused by yeast.

  • Edward Buchner

    He recieved a Nobel prize for showing that enzymes in yeast cell, not yaest cells themselves, cause fermentation.

  • Aurthur Harden and Hans Euler-Cheplin

    They won a Nobel prize by determining exactly how enzymes cause fermentation.

  • Developement of Fermentation

    Tecnology was developed to use fermentation to produce antibiotics.