What is an advantage of using genetically engineered human insulin over insulin extracted from animal sources?
Reduced risk of allergic reactions
Lower production cost
Higher insulin potency
Longer shelf life
Related Questions
Which of the following statements are false?
I. Insulin for curing diabetes, used to be extracted from the pancreas of slaughtered pig and cattle
II. Animal insulin is slighty different from the human insulin
III. Animal insulin causes some undesirable side effects such as allergy
IV. Bacteria cannot be made to synthesise insulin from its gene because of the presence of introns
Choose the correct option
I and II only
II and III only
III and IV only
IV only
Transgenic animals are those which have foreign
DNA in some of its cells
DNA in all its cells
RNA in all of its cells
RNA in some of its cells
First hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is
Growth hormone
Insulin
Estrogen
Erythropoietin
The term ‘Humulin’ is used for
Hydrolytic enzyme
Powerful antibiotic
Human insulin
Human Antibodies
Identify the substances having glycosidic bond and peptide bond, respectively in their structure
Chitin, cholesterol
Glycerol, trypsin
Cellulose, lecithin
Inulin, insulin
What is an advantage of using genetically engineered human insulin over insulin extracted from animal sources?
Reduced risk of allergic reactions
Lower production cost
Higher insulin potency
Longer shelf life
The gene for human insulin is inserted into the bacteria's:
Plasmid
Chromosome
Ribosome
Cell wall
Diabetic patients are successfully treated with
Gene therapy
Insulin injections
Transplantation
Insulin therapy
C – Peptide of human insulin is
A part of mature insulin molecule
Responsible for formation of disulphide bridges
Removed during maturation of pro-insulin to insulin
Responsible for its biological activity
Which of these describes the monomers joined by a glycosidic bond and a peptide bond, respectively?
A) Monosaccharides, Amino acids
B) Monosaccharides, Nucleotides
C) Fatty acids, Glucose
D) Amino acids, Disaccharides
