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Insulin is a peptide hormone composed of 51 amino acids and has a molecular weight of 5808 Da. It is divided in two chain of 21 and 30 amino acid bonded with sulphide bond and have quarternary structure
Insulin is produced and stored in the body as a hexamer (a unit of six insulin molecules), while the active form is the monomer. The hexamer is an inactive form with long-term stability which serves as a way to keep the highly reactive insulin protected, yet readily available. The hexamer-monomer conversion is one of the central aspects of insulin formulations for injection. The hexamer is far more stable than the monomer, which is desirable for practical reasons, however the monomer is a much faster reacting drug because diffusion rate is inversely related to particle size. A fast reacting drug means that insulin injections do not have to proceed mealtimes by hours, which in turn gives diabetics more flexibility in their daily schedule.
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What kind of macromolecule is insulin and what does it do?
A protein with sidegroup carbohydrate "decorations".
Is insulin a carbohydrate?
No, Insulin is a protein because it is.
Is insulin a tertiary protein structure?
The active form of insulin, in the body, is a tertiary protein structure. However, when stored in the body, several insulin molecules are bound together in a hexamer (a six-protein quaternary structure).
What is the chemical formula for insulin?
The chemical formula of insulin is C256H381N65O79S6
Why insulin does not take oraly?
Insulin is a protein. If taken orall, it will be digested.
Is insulin lipid or water soluble?
No it is not a lipid. Insulin is made up of proteins. It cannot be injected orally.
Do skin cells copy and translate an insulin gene into insulin protein?
Insulin is not produced by skin cells.
What kind of organism is insulin?
Insulin is not an organism. It is not alive. Insulin is a protein hormone that is active within our bodies. It is secreted by our pancreas after meals when our blood sugar levels are high and tells the cells in our body to take glucose from the blood and store it as glycogen.
Insulin is a protein but inulin is?
polysaccharide
What is a protein that acts as hormone?
Insulin
What type of compound insulin is?
Insulin is a protein
What was the first protein to be sequenced?
The first protein to be sequenced was insulin in 1955 by Frederick Sanger and his team. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar levels and its sequencing was a significant milestone in the field of biochemistry.
