With regard to insulin choose correct options. (a) C-peptide is not present in mature insulin. (b) The insulin produced by rDNA technology has C-peptide. (c) The pro-insulin has C-peptide (d) A-peptide and B-peptide of insulin are interconnected by disulphide bridges. Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(b) and (d) only
(b) and (c) only
(a), (c) and (d) only
(a) and (d) only
Insulin is synthesized as a pro-hormone which contains A-chain, B-chain and an extra stretch called the C-peptide. C-peptide is not present in mature insulin called humulin. Chains A and B are connected by interchain disulphide bridges.
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