Proinsulin

Proinsulin
Pro̱|insulin [↑pro... u. ↑Insulin] s; -s, -e:
Vorstufe des Insulins

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  • proinsulin — [prō in′sə lin] n. a polypeptide molecule formed in the islets of Langerhans: hydrolysis of its peptide bonds yields insulin and a biochemically inactive peptide …   English World dictionary

  • Proinsulin — Schematische Darstellung der Prozessierung vom Präproinsulin über das Proinsulin zum Insulin. Proinsulin ist ein Prohormon und der Präkursor des Peptidhormons Insulin. Insulin wird als Präproinsulin in den β Zellen der Langerhans Inseln des… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • proinsulin — (ˈ)prōˌ noun Etymology: pro (I) + insulin : a single chain pancreatic polypeptide precursor of insulin that gives rise to the double chain of insulin by loss of the middle part of the molecule * * * proinsulin pro 2 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • proinsulin — noun Date: 1916 a single chain pancreatic polypeptide precursor of insulin that gives rise to the double chain of insulin by cleavage and loss of the middle part of the molecule …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • proinsulin — /proh in seuh lin, ins yeuh /, n. Biochem. the prohormone of insulin, converted into insulin by enzymatic removal of part of the molecule. [1915 20; PRO 1 + INSULIN] * * * …   Universalium

  • proinsulin — noun A polypeptide that is the prohormone precursor of insulin …   Wiktionary

  • proinsulin — A single chain precursor of insulin. * * * pro·in·su·lin ( )prō in(t) s(ə )lən n a single chain pancreatic polypeptide precursor of insulin that gives rise to the double chain of insulin by loss of the middle part of the molecule * * * n. a… …   Medical dictionary

  • Proinsulin — Pro|in|su|lin [↑ pro ] ↑ Insulin …   Universal-Lexikon

  • proinsulin — pro·insulin …   English syllables

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