Proteins A protein is an organic compound that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and in some cases sulfur and are made up of small molecules called amino acids. There are 20 different amino acids commonly found in the proteins of living things. Proteins are organic compounds that consist of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and, in some cases, sulfur. They are made up of repeating units called amino acids. They provide cells with energy, form tissues, speed up chemical reactions throughout the body, and perform many other cellular functions.
At the age of nineteen he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, England. After receiving his bachelor's degree in 1665, Newton stayed on for his master's, but an outbreak of the plague (a highly infectious and deadly disease often carried by rats) Isaac Newton. Courtesy of the
Isaac Newton was born in 1643 at Woolsthorpe, England. His father died three months before his birth. His mother remarried but did not wish to raise Isaac. Isaac Newton was raised by his grandmother. He attended Free Grammar School and then went on to Trinity College Cambridge. Newton worked his way through college.