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| + | Insulin is a hormone that controls sugar metabolism and storage in the human body. The body is able to sense the concentration of glucose in the blood and respond by secreting insulin, which is produced by beta cells in the pancreas. Synthesis of human insulin in E. coli is important to producing insulin for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. The hydrophobic portions of the insulin monomer lead to aggregation over time in hydrophilic solutions, initially causing problems in the manufacture and storage for pharmaceutical use. | ||
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| + | <scene name='User:Whitney_Stoppel/sandbox1/Human_insulin/1'>Insulin dimer synthesized in E. coli</scene> | ||
| + | <scene name='User:Whitney_Stoppel/sandbox1/Human_insulin/2'>Hydrophobic (gray) and polar (purple) portions of the insulin dimer</scene> | ||
Revision as of 18:21, 28 April 2010
Insulin Insulin is a hormone that controls sugar metabolism and storage in the human body. The body is able to sense the concentration of glucose in the blood and respond by secreting insulin, which is produced by beta cells in the pancreas. Synthesis of human insulin in E. coli is important to producing insulin for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. The hydrophobic portions of the insulin monomer lead to aggregation over time in hydrophilic solutions, initially causing problems in the manufacture and storage for pharmaceutical use.
