Biology, asked by ahirwarshivi6, 1 year ago

Insulin is
(A) Protein
(B) Lipid
(C) Fat
(D) None​

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Answered by sayanmondal0507
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Answer:

A)Protein

Explanation:

Biochemically , Insulin is protein in nature.

The ultrastructure of proteins is as follows :

1. It contains 2 polypeptide chains

2. The 1st chain contains 21 Amino Acid. The 2nd chain contains 30 Amino acids (total 51 Amino acids)

3. The 1st chain is called Phenyl-alanine chain, whereas the 2nd chain is Glycine chain.

4. The chains are connected by Di-sulphide bonds. [ S ---S linkage]

5. Total 3 Di-sulphide linkages are present { 2 inter-chain linkages and 1 intra-chain linkage}

6. It's sequence was discovered by Frederick Sanger.

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