Gustav Georg Embden (born November 10th, 1874; died July 25th, 1933) was a German chemist who conducted studies on carbohydrate metabolism and muscle contraction, and the first to discover and link together all the steps involved in the conversion of glycogen to lactic acid. In 1918 Otto Meyerhof explained cellular metabolism by showing that it involved the breakdown of glucose to lactic acid. Embden worked out the precise steps involved in the breakdown.This cellular metabolic sequence from glycogen to lactic acid became known as the Embden-Meyerhof pathway. He had also previously studied the liver's metabolic processes, laying a foundation for understanding diabetes.
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Indeed, after a much heated debate with Embden, who believed that a molecule called lactocidogen was the energy source for the muscle mechanism, this idea became known in some circles as the Meyerhof dogma.
Embden's lactocidogen proved not to be the activator), Meyerhof continued to support the general theory of the lactic acid cycle, and much of his group's efforts during the late 20s continued to be directed toward unravelling lactic acid's role in muscle glycolysis.
Embden believed that the appearance of hexosediphosphate was related to his lactocidogen, while Meyerhof proposed early on that all glucose must go through esterification leading to formation of phosphates.
German physiological chemist who conducted studies on the chemistry of carbohydrate metabolism and muscle contraction and was the first to discover and link together all the steps involved in the conversion of glycogen to lactic acid.
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