| Intro | German biochemist and chemist |
| Was |
Chemist Scientist Writer Biochemist |
| From | Germany |
| Type |
Literature Science |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 20 September 1875, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China |
| Death |
2 August 1946, Tübingen, Tübingen, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg (aged 70 years) |
| Politics | Nazi Party |
Georg Franz Knoop (20 September 1875, Shanghai – August 2, 1946,Tübingen) was a German biochemist, most well-known for his discovery of the β-oxidation of the fatty acids in 1905.
Alongside Hans Adolf Krebs and Carl Martius, he clarified the reaction sequence of the citric acid cycle in 1937. He determined the structure of histidine and demonstrated that amino acids can be synthesized not only in the plants, but also in animals.