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. 2015 Nov;6(11):781-83.
doi: 10.1007/s13238-015-0221-x.

The creation of synthetic crystalline bovine insulin

Yeping Sun

The creation of synthetic crystalline bovine insulin

Yeping Sun. Protein Cell. 2015 Nov.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
The structural model of bovine insulin. C, N, O, S and H atoms are indicated as cyan, blue, red, yellow, and white, respectively
Figure 2
Figure 2
The primary structure of insulin. Adapted from Science 129, 1340–1344 (1959)
Figure 3
Figure 3
The crystalline bovine insulin. Adapted from Scientia Sinica 14, 1710–1716 (1965)
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