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C-peptide is removed during ______ phase of insulin.(a) initiation(b) maturation(c) termination(d) elongationThis question was posed to me in an online quiz.This interesting question is from Biotechnological Applications in Medicine: Genetically Engineered Insulin in portion Biotechnology and its Applications of Biology – Class 12

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The correct OPTION is (b) maturation

The explanation: C-peptide is removed during the maturation phase of insulin PRODUCTION. C-peptide consists of 30 AMINO acids and it joins two insulin polypeptide chains in pro-insulin. It is RELEASED as a by-product of insulin FORMATION.



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