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No it is not a lipid. Insulin is made up of proteins. It cannot be injected orally.
Cameron Hirthe
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Is insulin lipid or water soluble?
No it is not a lipid. Insulin is made up of proteins. It cannot be injected orally.
What type of compound insulin is?
Insulin is a protein
Is amylase a carbohydrate lipid protein or nucleic acid?
Insulin is a protein.
What is the Fat storing enzyme?
Insulin is a pancreatic hormone best known for its effects on glucose metabolism and its ability to lower blood sugar. But equally important are insulin effects on fat or lipid metabolism.
Is glycogen a lipid carbohydrate protein or nucleic acid?
Carbohydrate! gly = sugar
Do chemicals in oral contraceptives change the way the body metabolizes some nutrients. true or false?
The progestins may affect insulin effects, and some of the estrogens may affect lipid metabolism.
Why can the progesterone-like hormones of birth control pills be taken orally while hormones like insulin must be injected?
Insulin is protein soluble and would be unable to cross the wall of the gastrointestinal tract without being broken down and the hormones in birth control pills are lipid soluble are correct.
Is insulin a disaccharide?
No, insulin is not a disaccharide. It is a peptide hormone composed of two polypeptide chains linked by disulfide bonds. It is produced by the pancreas and plays a crucial role in regulating blood sugar levels in the body.
What drugs are suspected of increasing the level of homocysteine in the blood?
lipid-lowering drugs such as fenofibrate (Tricor) and bezafibrate (Bezalip); metformin (Glucophage), a drug to modify insulin resistance; anti-epileptic drugs such as phenobarbital, phenytoin (Dilantin)
WHAT hormone helps glucose move into the cell?
Insulin.
Is lettuce a lipid carb or protein?
lipid
What is another name fat?
A lipid. A lipid.
