insulin
pancreas hormone
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Summary
insulin is a protein complex[1]. insulin ranks in the top 4% of protein complex entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,827 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: biopharmaceutical[3], hexamer[4], peptide hormone[5]
- Named after: islet of Langerhans[6]
- Chemical formula: C₂₅₇H₃₈₃N₆₅O₇₇S₆[7]
- Part of: exocytosis of Insulin[8], signaling by insulin receptor[9], Insulin degradation[10], regulation of insulin secretion[11], Insulin processing[12]
- Has use: medication[13]
- Commons category: Insulin[14]
- Has part(s): insulin B chain[15], insulin A chain[16], disulfide crosslinked residues[17]
- Found in taxon: Homo sapiens[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Insulin[19]
- Commons gallery: Insulin[20]
- Described by source: Dresdner Hefte[21]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C65922[22]
- Different from: Exubera[23]
- Mass: 5805.644359 dalton[24]
- Medical condition treated: type-1 diabetes[25], maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 2[26]
- Produced by: pancreas[27], Brockmann body[28]
- Subject has role: anti-diabetic medication[29]
- Exact match: https://identifiers.org/reactome:R-HSA-74674[30], https://identifiers.org/reactome:R-HSA-264998[31], https://identifiers.org/reactome:R-HSA-77385[32]
- Legal status (medicine): boxed warning[33]
- Active ingredient in: Afrezza[34]
Why It Matters
insulin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] insulin is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]