Anselme Payen

Anselme Payen
Born6 January 1795
Paris, France
Died12 May 1871 (aged 76)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forDiscovered diastase and cellulose
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsÉcole Centrale Paris
CNAM

Anselme Payen (French: [pa.jɛ̃]; 6 January 1795 – 12 May 1871) was a French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase, and the carbohydrate cellulose.

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