The proposal that proteins were linear chains of α-amino acids was made nearly simultaneously by two scientists at the same conference in 1902, the 74th meeting of the Society of German Scientists and Physicians, held in Karlsbad.
A proposta de que as proteínas eran cadeas liñais de α-aminoácidos fixérona case simultaneament dous científicos en 1902, na 74ª reunión da Sociedade de Científicos e Médicos Alemáns, en Karlsbad.