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Insulin is a protein. Like all proteins it is therefore made of amino acids. Because it is a protein insulin cannot be taken by mouth because it will be digested like other proteins. Insulin is a hormone made in your pancreas by the beta cells to lower your blood sugar after a meal. It is also used to help diabetics get their blood sugar under control. The normal range of blood sugar is between 80 and 120 mg/100 cm3. The insulin is obtained from a pig or other animals, or human insulin can be made by genetically-engineered bacteria.
For much more information about insulin see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin
For information about the medical uses of insulin see:
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/diabetesinsulin.htm
http://www.endocrineweb.com/Diabetes/2insulin.html For more about the structure of the molecule see:
http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/pancreas/insulin_struct.html
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe peptide protein insulin regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates in the body, by causing cells in muscles and other organs to take in glucose (which is stored as glycogen). Without insulin, the level of glucose in the blood remains high, and this can be toxic (e.g. ketoacidosis). However, neurons in the nervous system require a constant supply of glucose because they store very little. The production by the pancreas of the correct level of insulin (originally called isletin) protects the body from high levels of glucose.
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∙ 10y agoSpecifically in the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
Insulin is made in the pancreas.
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∙ 9y agoInsulin comes from various sources. The commercial insulin is produced from animals like cows and pigs. In the human body, insulin is produced in the pancreas.
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∙ 9y agoInsulin controls the sugar in your body. Insulin can keep your sugar levels in check when you are a diabetic.
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∙ 10y agoRise in blood glucose level is the most stimulating factor for insulin release in human body. You have 80 mg to 140 mg of blood glucose level considered as 'normal' in human being.
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∙ 12y agoInsulin is created by the Pancreas.
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What is the process of making human insulin with bacteria?
Human insulin is made with bacteria through recombinant DNA. It introduces a copy of human insulin DNA to a host cell, which then produces human insulin.
Why don't white blood cells make insulin?
Insulin is made in the pancreas, not by blood cells. They have other jobs to do.
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
Does insulin contain amino acids?
Yes Insulin is proteins or has protein parts in the molecules. Proteins are made up of amino acids.
What kind of macromolecules are insulin and hemoglobin?
They are type of proteins. They are made up of amino acids
Is the insulin made by E.coli better or worse than insulin made by human?
The insulin that we engineer bacteria to make (E.colidoes not naturally make insulin) is identical to human insulin.
Is there pig pee in the insulin?
No . . . human insulin is made from pig insulin, quite often.
Can insulin be made from cat urine?
No. Insulin is a specific hormone made by beta cells in the pancreas.
Where are the insulin and glucagon made?
Insulin is made by beta cells of pancrease.Glucogon is made by alpha cells of pancrease.
Is cow or pig insulin made from their urine?
No it is made by their pancreas. Artifical insulin is made by recombinant DNA gene technology.
How is serum insulin made?
Insulin is made by the islet cells in the pancreas. These are the endocrine cells found in the pancreas.
Can NPH and Regular insulin be mixed?
yes...because regular insulin and Isophane Insulin(NPH) is a human-made form of insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced naturally by pancreas
Is insulin lipid?
No it is not a lipid. Insulin is made up of proteins. It cannot be injected orally.
What is the mixture made by the pancreas?
Insulin
What is the hormone made by the pancreas?
Insulin
Differentiate between keratin and insulin?
There are similarities in Keratin and Insulin, they are used differently. Insulin and Keratin are both made inside the human body and they are also both made synthetically. Insulin stays in liquid form while Keratin is a hardened form which an be has hard as finger nails or as soft as hair. Insulin in made synthetically and used for medical purposes where Keratin is made synthetically and used for beauty purposes.
Why insulin is used?
Insulin is usually made in your body automatically; diabetes is when your body does not make enough insulin. So some people with diabetes have to take insulin to control their blood sugar.
