Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about insulin is INCORRECT?
A) In the active form it has two polypeptide chains joined by disulphide bonds.
B) It is synthesized as a random coil single chain on membrane-bound ribosomes.
C) The leader sequence is cleaved off after membrane transport.
D) The disulphide bonds form after the final proteolytic cleavage to yield mature insulin.
E) It is stored in the pancreas in an inactive form.
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