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Q. The pro-hormone insulin is processed to become a fully mature and functional insulin hormone by removal of

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In humans, insulin is synthesized as a pro-hormone and is processed before it becomes a fully mature and functional hormone, by removal of an extra stretch called the C peptide. A matured insulin consist of two chains A chain (21 aa-) and B chain (30 aa-).