Product description

Insulin is a peptide hormone that plays a major role in metabolism.

It is produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets and by the Brockmann body, an endocrine organ found in some teleost fishes.

Product application

Insulin is necessary to regulate the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood and is required for the normal functioning of the body.

Insulin is used in medicine to control blood sugar in people with diabetes type 1 or type 2.

The use of fish insulin and insulin producing cells is still at developmental stage.

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Human insulin for medical purposes is mainly produced biotechnologically using recombinant microorganisms.

Insulin from fish islets is easily extractable. Moreover, endocrine cells are easy to harvest and fishes can regenerate the tissue after extraction. But fish insulin molecule differs from human insulin. Therefore, Brockmann body of transgenic teleost fishes is being investigated as a potential source of cells for the production of human insulin.

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