Which one of the following is now being commercially produced by biotechnological procedures?

Insulin

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Nicotine

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Quinine

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Solution

The correct option is A Insulin
Humulin is synthesized commercially by inserting the insulin gene into a suitable vector, the E. coli bacterial cell, to produce an insulin that is chemically identical to its naturally produced counterpart. This has been achieved using recombinant DNA technology.

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