Q186 / 200 · NEET 2021 · Zoology

With regard to insulin choose correct options.

(a) C-peptide is not present in mature insulin.

(b) The insulin produced by rDNA technology has C-peptide.

(c) The pro-insulin has C-peptide.

(d) A-peptide and B-peptide of insulin are interconnected by disulphide bridges.

  • A
    (b) and (d) only
  • B
    (b) and (c) only
  • Correct answer
    C
    (a), (c) and (d) only
  • D
    (a) and (d) only

Solution

Insulin is a protein hormone that is composed of two chains, an A-chain having 21 amino acids and a B-chain having 30 amino acids, linked together by disulphide bonds (S-S). Insulin is derived from a 74-amino acid prohormone molecule called proinsulin having C-peptide and this is removed before the processing of mature insulin and during the production of recombinant insulin, the two chains were separately produced and then linked with each other. C-peptide is absent in mature insulin.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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