Q. No.The first company to synthesize and market recombinant Humulin in 1983 was
(1) Sun pharma
(2) Torrent
(3) Eli Lilly
(4) Abbot laboratories
Insulin chains produced by Eli Lilly using recombinant DNA technology, actually taken which of the following strain of bacteria?
(1) Escherichia coli
(2) Bacillus subtilis
(3) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(4) Bacillus xenus
The first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology was :
(1) Estrogen
(2) Growth hormone
(3) Erythropoietin
(4) Insulin
Which of the following peptides is present in only proinsulin not in insulin?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. Both A and C
Which of the following is removed during maturation of insulin?
1. A chain
2. B chain
3. C chain
4. Disulphide bond
The C - peptide is:
1. Not present in proinsulin.
2. Present in mature insulin.
3. Removed during maturation of insulin.
4. Also present in artificial insulin.
According to NCERT data how many recombinant therapeutics have been approved for human use and how many are marketed in India?
(1) 12, 6
(2) 32, 16
(3) 30, 12
(4) 12, 10
The two polypeptides of human insulin are linked together by
(1) phosphodiester bonds
(2) covalent bonds
(3) disulphide bridges
(4) hydrogen bonds
Humulin production through microbial factories does not include the incorporation of the gene for
| 1. | A peptide | 2. | B peptide |
| 3. | C peptide | 4. | Both (1) and (2) |
Human insulin is being commercially produced from a transgenic species of
1. Escherichia
2. Mycobacterium
3. Rhizobium
4. Saccharomyces
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