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The term ‘Humulin’ is used for


A

Isoenzyme

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Antibiotic

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Hydrolytic enzyme

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D

Human insulin

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Solution

The correct option is D

Human insulin


The genetically engineered E. coli that could make human insulin was developed by a company called Genetech in 1978. This technique was purchased by another American company Eli Lilly in September in 1982. On July 5 1983, Eli Lilly launched the first genetically engineered human insulin by the name Humulin.


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