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In Insulin molecule, there are two chains A and B. "A" contains "X" amino acids & "B" contains "Y" amino acids. The values of X and Y are:

A

21, 31

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B

28, 26

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C

21, 30

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D

32, 34

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Solution

The correct option is C 21, 30
The human insulin protein is composed of 51 amino acids. It is a dimer of an A-chain, consisting of 21 amino acids and a B-chain, consisting of 30 amino acids, linked together by disulphide bonds.

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