Human insulin differs from other mammalian types by having a different C-terminal amino acid on the B chain. The immunological difference between beef insulin and human insulin, which is presumably responsible for the antigenicity of the former in some human beings, is thus limited to very a small portion of the whole molecule.
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"Human insulin differs from other mammalian types by having a different C-terminal amino acid on the B chain. The immunological difference between beef insulin and human insulin, which is presumably responsible for the antigenicity of the former in some human beings, is thus limited to very a small portion of the whole molecule." — Frank Macfarlane Burnet
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Human insulin differs from other mammalian types by having a different C-terminal amino acid on the B chain. The immunological difference between beef insulin and human insulin, which is presumably responsible for the antigenicity of the former in some human beings, is thus limited to very a small portion of the whole molecule. — Frank Macfarlane Burnet
About Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Frank Macfarlane Burnet was a Scientist from Australia (1899–1985).
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This quote is attributed to Frank Macfarlane Burnet, a Scientist from Australia.
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Frank Macfarlane Burnet lived from 1899 – 1985.