BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

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BIOLOGY

PROTEINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A person with diabetes is unable to make enough of the protein insulin.Some forms of diabetes can be treated by using insulin produced by animals. Scientists have compared the amino acids in insulin produced by animals to human insulin.Which level of protein structure were the scientists studying?
A
A primary
B
B secondary
C
C tertiary
D
D quaternary
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If you have type 1 diabetes, your pancreas doesn’t make insulin or makes very little insulin. Insulin helps blood sugar enter the cells in your body for use as energy. Without insulin, blood sugar can’t get into cells and builds up in the bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-2: -In addition, with too little insulin, the cells cannot take in glucose for energy and other sources of energy (such as fat and muscle) are needed to provide this energy. This makes the body tired and can cause weight loss. If this continues, patients can become very ill.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although rats and mice are the most commonly used models for studies of type 2 diabetes, other rodents have also been identified as useful models.

Detailed explanation-4: -With type 1 diabetes, beta cells produce little or no insulin. Without enough insulin, glucose builds up in the bloodstream instead of going into the cells.

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