Question
How did Eli Lilly synthesise the human insulin? Mention one difference between this insulin and the one produced by the human pancreas.
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Answer
Produce proinsulin chain A and chain B using separate DNA sequences introduced in the plasmids of E.coli, extracted, combined by disulphide bond produces mature insulin Insulin produced by human pancreas has an additional C peptide.
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