Humulin is: a. A form of chitin b. A new digestive enzyme c. A powerful antibiotic d. Human insulin
Option D.Insulin is a hormone secreted by the cells of pancreas that help in absorbing glucose present in the food, and then to use or store it. Sometimes, either the insulin is not produced in enough quantity by the pancreas, or the human body is not capable of properly using it. In these cases, glucose cannot be used and it causes accumulation of glucose in the blood resulting in diabetes. For the treatment in such cases, artificial or synthetic insulin is injected to the person to lower the glucose level in the blood.As the name suggests, the word Humulin is the combination of two words, “Human + Insulin”. Humulin is synthetic insulin made by genetically engineered recombinant DNA. It got a license to be used in humans in 1982. To produce humulin, a small piece of DNA taken from the plasmid and on its place human insulin is added, producing a genetically recombinant plasmid. When this plasmid is introduced into bacteria, it starts dividing and producing more and more insulin. Then the insulin is filtered and is given to the diabetes patients.
