FUNCTION: SwissProt: P01308 # Insulin decreases blood glucose concentration. It increases cell permeability to monosaccharides, amino acids and fatty acids. It accelerates glycolysis, the pentose phosphate cycle, and glycogen synthesis in liver.
SIZE: 110 amino acids; 11981 Da
SUBUNIT: Heterodimer of a B chain and an A chain linked by two disulfide bonds.
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted.
DISEASE:SwissProt: P01308 # Defects in INS are the cause of familial hyperproinsulinemia [MIM:176730].
SIMILARITY: SwissProt: P01308 ## Belongs to the insulin family.

Overnight, equilibrium incubation at 4°C. Sample volume ≤ 100 μl serum, plasma, or tissue culture media.

Porcine Insulin 100% Procine Proinsulin 53% Human Insulin 100% Bovine Insulin 90% Bovine Proinsulin 50% Intact Human Proinsulin 38% Rat Insulin 19% Des 31, 32 HPI 47% Des 64, 65 HPI 72% Glucagon Not Detectable Pancreatic Polypeptide Not Detectable Somatos

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