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What organ is used to produce human insulin?
The pancreas.
How are bacteria used to treat people with diabetes?
bacteria itself is not the treatment. we use the bacteria to produce insulin, we do so by inserting the gene into their plasmids and trigger them to produce the insulin. the insulin is extracted and used.
What kind of organism is used to produce human insulin?
*A+*bacteria
What is the function of the pancreus?
To produce digestive enzymes to be used in the intestines and to produce insulin to regulate the body's use of blood sugar.
How is bacteria used to make insulin?
Human plasmids introduced into the bacteria stimulate insulin production. A special enzyme is used to cut out the insulin gene from a human cell. It is attached to a bacterial chromosome which is also split open by an enzyme. The gene is then transferred into a bacterial cell. The gene makes the bacterial cell produce insulin.
What type of bacteria is in insulin?
Well, the insulin a diabetic gets does not contain any bacteria. It is sterile. However, the insulin is made by bacteria, usually E. coli. Hope this helps! Some Stuff about the E.Coli Bacteria: • • The Bacteria E.coli used to produce insulin for those with diabetes • It's Inexpensive - compared with 1980 methods(extracting insulin from pigs etc.) • Large quantities of the modified bacteria are killed and insulin is extracted and purified. •The Bacteria E.coli used to produce insulin for those with diabetes
Are hormones used to treat diabetes?
Diabetes is when your body does not produce the hormone insulin. So with someone with type 1 diabetes they have to do daily insulin injections. So the job of insulin is to level out your blood sugar level so yes the hormone insulin is used to treat diabetes.
Which molecule from humans is inserted into bacteria to cause them to produce insulin?
No. When genes from humans are inserted into bacteria, the bacteria acts as factories that produce chemicals of importance to humans, such as insulin.
What 2 secretions does it produce the pancreas?
Insulin and pancreatic juice Insulin is used to control blood sugar levels while pancreatic juice is a mixture of enzymes and buffers that helps digestion.
Which type of DNA technology is used to cause bacteria to produce human insulin?
The type of DNA technology used to cause bacteria to produce human insulin is recombinant DNA technology. In this process, the gene for human insulin is inserted into the genome of a bacterium, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), using techniques such as restriction enzymes and ligase enzymes. Once the gene is inserted, the bacterium is then able to produce human insulin, which can be purified and used for medical purposes. This technology has revolutionized the production of insulin, making it more accessible and affordable for people with diabetes. Recombinant DNA technology has also been used to produce many other human proteins, such as growth hormone and blood clotting factors, with great success.
How can a large volume of protein e.g. insulin be produced from a single bacterium?
The gene for insulin can be inserted into the bacterial chromosome. The bacteria is then left to multiply normally, which thus produces many copies of the gene and lots of insulin. This is how they produce the insulin used by people who have diabetes.
What does the medical abbreviation IDDM mean?
IDDM stands for Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, which is an older term used to describe type 1 diabetes where the body is unable to produce insulin.
