Insulin is a soluble peptide hormone with a quaternary structure, comprising two subunits linked by disulfide bonds, which regulates blood glucose concentration by binding to cell receptors.
La insulina es una hormona peptÃdica soluble con estructura cuaternaria, compuesta por dos subunidades unidas por puentes disulfuro, que regula la concentración de glucosa en sangre al unirse a receptores celulares.
| Front | Identify key structural components, properties and functions of a peptide hormone. |
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| Back | Insulin Structural components:
Properties:
Function:
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