Q. The number of disulphide linkage present in insulin are
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Explanation
(b)
Insulin is composed of two peptide chains referred to as the chain $A\ and\ chain\ B.$ $A$ chain of 21 residues and $B$ chain of 30 residues are cross-linked by two disulphide bridges.
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