Biotechnology-And-Its-Applications Question 133
Question: Demerit of bovine and porcine insulin is:
Options:
A) Hypercalcemia
B) Expensive
C) Allergic reactions
D) Mutations in human genome
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
[c] Insulin obtained from cattle and pigs slightly differ from the human insulin in their amino acid sequence.
Also the quantity of insulin produced from pigs and cattle does not cater the needs of growing number of diabetic patients.
Also on injecting of insulin into the patients, produces sensitivity reaction and side effects occasionally.
These factors led reseachers to look for some alternative source of human insulin.
The search for new source was soon fulfilled by recombinant DNA technology.
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