Question

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Insulin in the human
body secreted by pancreas
prohormone/proinsulin. The schematic polypetide structure of proinsulin
is given below. This proinsulin needs to undergo processing before it
becomes functional in the body. Answer the questions that follow :
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Proinsulin
S-S
А
B
State the change the proinsulin undegoes at the time of its
processing to become functional.
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(b)
Name the technique the American company Eli Lilly used for the
commercial production of human insulin.
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(c)
How are the two polypeptides of a functional insulin chemically
held together?
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Answer 1

Answer:

a) c will be removed

b) recombinant DNA technology

c)chemically bind together by di sulphide bridhes

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