- "The
                structure of proinsulin (top) and insulin
                (bottom). Note that with removal of two pairs of
                basic amino acids (blue), that proinsulin is
                converted into insulin and C-peptide. "
 
            - courtesy of Robert H.
                Parsons, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
                used with permission
 
         
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