Anselme Payen
1795-1871
French chemist who made advances in the study of carbohydrates and enzymes. Payen developed a charcoal filter used to decolor sugar. He discovered diastase, an organic catalyst...
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Payen was the son of an entrepreneur who had started several chemical production factories. Payen studied chemistry first with his father and later with Nicolas Louis Vauquelin (1763-1829) and Michel-...
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Payen was the son of an entrepreneur who had started several chemical production factories. Payen studied chemistry first with his father and later with Nicolas Louis Vauquelin (1763-1829) and Michel-...
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Anselme Payen
Anselme Payen
Anselme Payen