Insulin, human

recombinant (yeast)

General description

Recombinant Insulin, human, is produced in yeast and purified by standard chromatographic techniques. Insulin regulates blood glucose. In muscles and adipocytes it stimulates glucose intake and metabolism. It also controls the expression and various enzymes.

Specificity

Insulin, human, is active on most mammalian cells.

Application

Insulin shows a broad range of activities on a variety of somatic cells. Recombinant human insulin can be used to stimulate growth and proliferation of cultured cells and to investigate insulin activity on sensitive cells used in research studies. It is also a component of serum-free media formulations for most primary cells and cell lines.

Biochem/physiol Actions

由胰岛β-细胞所产生的二链多肽激素。其分子量为~5800 Da。α链和β链是由两个链间二硫键所连接的。α链含有一个链间二硫键。胰岛素可调节细胞对葡萄糖、氨基酸和脂肪酸的摄取、利用和储存，并抑制糖原、蛋白质和脂肪的分解。