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Anselme Payen

Anselme Payen
Born6 January 1795
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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