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Bacterial Synthesis of Insulin (Human)

Humulin is

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Humulin is

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A form of chitin

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A powerful antibiotic

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A new digestive enzyme

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Human insulin

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Solution

The correct option is D Human insulin
Humulin is the first commercially produced human hormone Insulin using r-DNA technology. The insulin is produced from recombinant E. coli cells which carry the gene for human insulin.

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