Q. 43 How is a mature, functional insulin hormone different from its
pro-hormone form?
Mature functional insulin is obtained by the processing of pro-hormone which contains an extra peptide called C-peptide or connecting peptide.
It connects the A and B chains in proinsulin, This C-peptide is removed during the maturation of pro-insulin to insulin and A and B chains gets linked by disulphide linkage.
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