Insulin is a kind of ________.
इन्सुलिन एक प्रकार का ________ है।
hormone
Insulin is a peptide hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Its role is to regulate blood glucose by promoting cellular uptake and storage of glucose as glycogen.
Although chemically it is a small protein (two polypeptide chains linked by disulfide bonds), in physiology it is classified by function as a hormone. It is not an enzyme (no catalytic action) and not a vitamin (not an essential micronutrient).
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