What German chemist is credited with the invention of a symbolic representation of asymmetric carbon atoms and esterification?

Emil Fischer was a German scientist and the 1902 Nobel laureate in Chemistry credited with inventing the Fischer esterification. Additionally, he invented the Fischer projection, a symbolic representation of asymmetric carbon atoms. He also proposed a lock and key mechanism for enzyme activity.

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