Question

Insulin consist of:

• A. 50 amino acids
• B. 51 amino acids
• C. 500 amino acids
• D. 501 amino acids

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 500 amino acids

• Insulin is a protein chain or peptide hormone.

• There are 51 amino acids in an insulin molecule.

• It has a molecular weight of 5808 Da.

• Insulin is produced in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.