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early method of getting insulin was from the pancreas of slaughtered cattle[mostly pigs]... However now a days it is prepared by the use of biotechnology.

insulin consists of two strands of peptide chains [A and B].. the DNA coding for peptide chain A and chain B were extracted and then were inserted in bacteria E.coli.... this bateria then replicates and forms multiple amount of chain A and B which are then extracted and joined by disulphide bonds....

this forms insulin.

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Can you Describe the early methods of producing insulin?

Before the advent of genetic engineering methods of producing Insulin, the hormone was directly isolated from Cows and Pigs. There was no other option of obtaining these hormones. Once they were isolates from these animals, the went through a crude purification process before being bottled.


How is insulin produced?

Diabetic's bodies lack the ability to produce insulin, the medical world has had to come up with other sources of insulin for diabetics to use. The early method for producing insulin (which is still used to a lesser extent today) was to source it from animals, particularly pigs and cows (pigs physiology is quite similar to humans.. surprisingly). Nowdays, scientists are much more likely to use genetic engineering to produce human insulin in ecoli bacteria. The e.coli's circular chromosome is cut using 'DNA scissors' resulting in unpaired base's (known as sticky ends) matching those of the insulin gene which is then inserted. Because e.coli produce a new generation every 20 minutes on average, it doesnt take long for the gene to be replicated over and over. The e.coli is then removed, and we are left with a supply of human insulin.


What happens in a fish system when immersed in insulin solution?

The fish began undergoing insulin shock. As the insulin was absorbed into the bloodstream through the gills, it opened up more glucose pathways in the fish's cell walls, causing glucose levels in the blood stream to drop. This reduced the amount of glucose available for the brain, leading to tremors, coma and eventual death.


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1. The production of recombinant proteins is the biggest advancement of rDNA. fro instance the production of insulin and human growth hormone...etcIn early times the insulin was produced by pig and calf pancreas and only the little amount was obtained and many animals were slaughtered frequently. but the rDNA technology proved to be boon.2. For curing genetic diseases like haemophilia, thalessmia, phenylketoneria.3. Improving the original function of the gene and manipulating it or overexpressing it for better results. for instance- making a plasmid antibiotic resistance.

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Before the advent of genetic engineering methods of producing Insulin, the hormone was directly isolated from Cows and Pigs. There was no other option of obtaining these hormones. Once they were isolates from these animals, the went through a crude purification process before being bottled.


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How is insulin produced?

Diabetic's bodies lack the ability to produce insulin, the medical world has had to come up with other sources of insulin for diabetics to use. The early method for producing insulin (which is still used to a lesser extent today) was to source it from animals, particularly pigs and cows (pigs physiology is quite similar to humans.. surprisingly). Nowdays, scientists are much more likely to use genetic engineering to produce human insulin in ecoli bacteria. The e.coli's circular chromosome is cut using 'DNA scissors' resulting in unpaired base's (known as sticky ends) matching those of the insulin gene which is then inserted. Because e.coli produce a new generation every 20 minutes on average, it doesnt take long for the gene to be replicated over and over. The e.coli is then removed, and we are left with a supply of human insulin.


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