Mulder (1802 - 1880)
series of albuminous substances (e.g., egg white,
blood, milk solids,
and plant gluten) with lye, and obtained a product that when
neutralized produced a whitish
precipitate. Analysis suggested that the product always
contain ~ 16% nitrogen, no matter
the source. He concluded that this 'root substance' was basic to all
living organisms, and named it
derived from a Greek word meaning first or primary,
a term suggested by the Swedish chemist Berzelius.
Some texts derive the word Protein from the word Protean:
why might you think so?