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Insulin in Humans

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Given figure represents the maturation of pro-insulin into insulin. Identify the product A.

A

Polypeptide chain A

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B

Polypeptide chain B

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C

Polypeptide chain C

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Both A and B

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Solution

The correct option is D Polypeptide chain C
There are three polypeptide chains (polypeptide A, B and C) in pro-insulin, which is the inactive form. It gets active after the removal of polypeptide C.
So, the answer is polypeptide C.

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