He had been appointed professor of general and inorganic chemistry in 1906 and he worked on the biochemistry of sugar and phosphates and he was awarded the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1929 for his work on enzymes in the fermentation of sugar.
Siya ay hihirangin ay propesor ng pangkalahatan at tulagay kimika sa 1906 at nagtrabaho siya sa byokimika ng asukal at phosphates at siya ay iginawad sa Nobel premyo para sa kimika sa 1929 para sa kanyang trabaho sa enzymes sa pagbuburo ng asukal.