User:Whitney Stoppel/sandbox1
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One of the CBI Molecules being studied in the [http://www.umass.edu/cbi/ University of Massachusetts Amherst Chemistry-Biology Interface Program] at UMass Amherst in the [http://robertsgroup.ecs.umass.edu/ Roberts Research Group] and on display at the [http://www.molecularplayground.org Molecular Playground]. | One of the CBI Molecules being studied in the [http://www.umass.edu/cbi/ University of Massachusetts Amherst Chemistry-Biology Interface Program] at UMass Amherst in the [http://robertsgroup.ecs.umass.edu/ Roberts Research Group] and on display at the [http://www.molecularplayground.org Molecular Playground]. | ||
| - | <scene name='User:Whitney_Stoppel/sandbox1/Human_insulin2/1'>Insulin</scene> | + | <applet load='<scene name='User:Whitney_Stoppel/sandbox1/Human_insulin2/1'>Insulin</scene>' size='300' frame='true' align='right' caption='Human Insulin' /> |
Insulin is made up of two pieces called the A- and B-chain, shown above in blue and green respectively. These two chains are joined by disulfide bonds, which are shown in yellow. This single piece made up of the A- and B-chains is the active form of the insulin hormone. This is the form that binds the insulin receptor on fat or muscle cells in the body, singling them to take up glucose, or sugar, from the blood and save it for later. | Insulin is made up of two pieces called the A- and B-chain, shown above in blue and green respectively. These two chains are joined by disulfide bonds, which are shown in yellow. This single piece made up of the A- and B-chains is the active form of the insulin hormone. This is the form that binds the insulin receptor on fat or muscle cells in the body, singling them to take up glucose, or sugar, from the blood and save it for later. | ||
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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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