Insulin(cattle/bovine), purity>95%

• CAT Number: M062640
• CAS Number: 11070-73-8
• Molecular Formula: C254H377N65O75S6
• Molecular Weight: 5733.49
• Purity: ≥95%

Insulin cattle is a two-chain polypeptide hormone produced in vivo in the pancreatic β cells. Insulin cattle has often been used as growth supplement in culturing cells.
Insulin cattle is the two-chain polypeptide hormone produced by the β-cells of pancreatic islets. The α and β chains are joined by two interchain disulfide bonds. The α chain contains an intrachain disulfide bond. Insulin regulates glucose uptake into muscle and fat cells by recruiting membrane glucose transporter Glut-4 to cell surface. Insulin cattle has often been used as growth supplement in culturing cells at the concentration ranging from 1 to 10 μg/mL of medium[1].

Reference

[1]. Yousefi R, et al. Aspirin-mediated acetylation induces structural alteration and aggregation of bovine pancreaticinsulin. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2016;34(2):362-75.
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