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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.