proinsulin

Noun

Meaning

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proinsulin (countable and uncountable, plural proinsulins)

(biochemistry) A polypeptide that is the prohormone precursor of insulin

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Examples

About 5–10 min after its assembly in the endoplasmic reticulum, proinsulin is transported to the trans-Golgi network (TGN) where immature granules are formed. Source: Internet

The C-peptide of proinsulin (discussed later), however, differs much more among species; it is also a hormone, but a secondary one. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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