[Term]
id: PR:000050339
name: insulin hormone
def: "A proinsulin that has had the propeptide (C-peptide) excised, leaving the A chain (example: UniProtKB:P01308, 90-110) and B chain (example: UniProtKB:P01308, 25-54) connected by crosslinks." [PRO:DAN]
comment: Category=modification. Requested by=MAxO. Note: Though the final product resembles a complex, insulin is produced directly from a single chain without going through an intermediate where the A chain and B chain are free entities.
synonym: "insulin" EXACT PRO-short-label [PRO:DAN]
is_a: PR:000020310 ! proinsulin