MCQ
The two polypeptides of human insulin are linked together by
- Acovalent bond
- ✓disulphide bridges
- Chydrogen bonds
- Dphosphodiester bond.
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
disulphide bridges
b
(b) : Human insulin is made up of $51$ amino acids arranged in two polypeptide chains. Chain $A$ has $21$ amino acids and chain $B$ has $30$ amino acids. The two polypeptide chains are interconnected by disulphide bridges or SSlinkages.
(b) : Human insulin is made up of $51$ amino acids arranged in two polypeptide chains. Chain $A$ has $21$ amino acids and chain $B$ has $30$ amino acids. The two polypeptide chains are interconnected by disulphide bridges or SSlinkages.
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