c-peptide

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Synonyms: c, y, h, a, w, ac, g, x, d, o, n

Antonyms: c, y, h, a, w, ac, g, x, d, o, n

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biochemistry}} The inactive [[polypeptide]] [[excise]]d from [[proinsulin]] during its conversion to [[insulin]], containing 31 [[amino acid]] [[residue]]s and [[secret]]ed in [[equimolar]] amounts to insulin from [[beta cell]]s.

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