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C-peptide of human insulin is (A) a par...

C-peptide of human insulin is (A) a part of mature insulin molecule (B) Responsible for formation of disulfide bridges (C) Removed during maturation of pro-insulin to insulin (D) Responsible for it biological activity

A

A part of mature insulin molecule

B

Responsible for formation of disulphide bridges

C

Removed during maturation of pro-insulin to insulin

D

Responsible for its biological activity.

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A, C, D
C-peptide of human insulin is removed during maturation of pro-insulin to insulin. It is a short protein containing 51 amino acids connecting the .A. and .B. chains of human insulin.
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