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אינסולין יוצר קשרי מימן בין שתי שרשרות B ונוצר <scene name='User:Whitney_Stoppel/sandbox1/Insulin_dimer/2'>דימר</scene> | אינסולין יוצר קשרי מימן בין שתי שרשרות B ונוצר <scene name='User:Whitney_Stoppel/sandbox1/Insulin_dimer/2'>דימר</scene> | ||
| - | קישור נוסף above in white. Then, 3 dimers can come together in the presence of zinc ions and form a hexamer. Insulin is stored in the <scene name='User:Whitney_Stoppel/sandbox1/ | + | קישור נוסף above in white. Then, 3 dimers can come together in the presence of zinc ions and form a hexamer. Insulin is stored in the <scene name='User:Whitney_Stoppel/sandbox1/Insulin_dimer/1'>hexameric form</scene> in the body. This <scene name='User:Whitney_Stoppel/sandbox1/Insulin_ph7/2'>scene highlights</scene> the hydrophobic (gray) and polar (purple) parts of an insulin monomer at a pH of 7. It is believed that the hydrophobic sections on the B-chain cause insulin aggregation which initially caused problems in the manufacture and storage of insulin for [[Pharmaceutical_Drugs#Treatments|pharmaceutical use]]. |
</StructureSection> For additional details see [[Insulin Structure & Function]]. | </StructureSection> For additional details see [[Insulin Structure & Function]]. | ||
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One of the CBI Molecules being studied in the University of Massachusetts Amherst Chemistry-Biology Interface Program at UMass Amherst in the Roberts Research Group and on display at the Molecular Playground.
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