The twist off cap retains some of the insulin, both on the sides of the screw top and inside the cap top. This meant that it was very difficult to recover 100% of the mass that we purchased. In a 50mg bottle, we only recovered 37mg. This impeded research capabilities and makes the product more expensive than advertised.
I5523
Insulin from porcine pancreas
powder, ≥27 USP units/mg
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Synonym(s):
Insulin from hog pancreas
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10 mg | Available to ship TODAYfromMILWAUKEE | $707.00 |
50 mg | Available to ship TODAYfromMILWAUKEE | $707.00 |
About This Item
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C256H381N65O76S6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
5777.54
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.32
EC Number:
235-703-3
MDL number:
Biological source:
Porcine pancreas
Form:
powder
Assay:
≥98%
biological source
Porcine pancreas
Quality Segment
sterility
non-sterile
assay
≥98%
form
powder
specific activity
≥27 USP units/mg
technique(s)
cell culture | mammalian: suitable
solubility
0.01 M HCl: 5 mg/mL, clear, colorless
cation traces
Zn: 0.20-0.70%
UniProt accession no.
shipped in
ambient
storage temp.
−20°C
InChI key
NOESYZHRGYRDHS-ZYCCASTOSA-N
Gene Information
pig ... INS(397415)
Application
Insulin from porcine pancreas has been used:
- for culturing of the primary tumors obtained from mice and porcine preantral follicles
- to characterize hormones involved in postnatal chicken preadipocyte differentiation in vitro
- to check the reduction ability of the Escherichia coli thiol disulfide exchange proteins (DsbA, DsbC, DsbG) towards insulin
Biochem/physiol Actions
Regulates the cellular uptake, utilization, and storage of glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids and inhibits the breakdown of glycogen, protein, and fat.
Two-chain polypeptide hormone produced by the β-cells of pancreatic islets. Its molecular weight is ~5800 Da. The α and β chains are joined by two interchain disulfide bonds. The α chain contains an intrachain disulfide bond. Insulin regulates the cellular uptake, utilization, and storage of glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids and inhibits the breakdown of glycogen, protein, and fat.
Other Notes
InChI: 1S/C256H381N65O76S6/c1-29-131(23)205(313-193(337)104-258)251(391)317-204(130(21)22)247(387)288-159(75-82-200(347)348)217(357)282-156(71-78-189(262)333)221(361)308-183-116-401-402-117-184-242(382)305-178(111-323)239(379)294-162(88-123(7)8)224(364)295-168(95-140-53-61-146(327)62-54-140)227(367)283-154(69-76-187(260)331)218(358)290-161(87-122(5)6)222(362)285-158(74-81-199(345)346)220(360)302-174(101-190(263)334)234(374)298-170(97-142-57-65-148(329)66-58-142)230(370)309-182(241(381)304-176(255(396)397)103-192(265)336)115-400-399-114-181(213(353)272-107-194(338)278-153(72-79-197(341)342)216(356)281-151(51-42-84-270-256(266)267)211(351)271-108-195(339)279-166(93-138-46-36-32-37-47-138)226(366)297-167(94-139-48-38-33-39-49-139)229(369)299-171(98-143-59-67-149(330)68-60-143)237(377)320-208(136(28)326)253(393)321-85-43-52-186(321)245(385)286-152(50-40-41-83-257)214(354)277-134(26)254(394)395)311-249(389)203(129(19)20)316-235(375)164(90-125(11)12)292-228(368)169(96-141-55-63-147(328)64-56-141)296-223(363)160(86-121(3)4)289-209(349)133(25)276-215(355)157(73-80-198(343)344)287-246(386)202(128(17)18)315-236(376)165(91-126(13)14)293-232(372)173(100-145-106-269-120-275-145)301-238(378)177(110-322)280-196(340)109-273-212(352)180(113-398-403-118-185(310-243(183)383)244(384)319-207(135(27)325)252(392)306-179(112-324)240(380)318-206(132(24)30-2)250(390)312-184)307-225(365)163(89-124(9)10)291-231(371)172(99-144-105-268-119-274-144)300-219(359)155(70-77-188(261)332)284-233(373)175(102-191(264)335)303-248(388)201(127(15)16)314-210(350)150(259)92-137-44-34-31-35-45-137/h31-39,44-49,53-68,105-106,119-136,150-186,201-208,322-330H,29-30,40-43,50-52,69-104,107-118,257-259H2,1-28H3,(H2,260,331)(H2,261,332)(H2,262,333)(H2,263,334)(H2,264,335)(H2,265,336)(H,268,274)(H,269,275)(H,271,351)(H,272,353)(H,273,352)(H,276,355)(H,277,354)(H,278,338)(H,279,339)(H,280,340)(H,281,356)(H,282,357)(H,283,367)(H,284,373)(H,285,362)(H,286,385)(H,287,386)(H,288,387)(H,289,349)(H,290,358)(H,291,371)(H,292,368)(H,293,372)(H,294,379)(H,295,364)(H,296,363)(H,297,366)(H,298,374)(H,299,369)(H,300,359)(H,301,378)(H,302,360)(H,303,388)(H,304,381)(H,305,382)(H,306,392)(H,307,365)(H,308,361)(H,309,370)(H,310,383)(H,311,389)(H,312,390)(H,313,337)(H,314,350)(H,315,376)(H,316,375)(H,317,391)(H,318,380)(H,319,384)(H,320,377)(H,341,342)(H,343,344)(H,345,346)(H,347,348)(H,394,395)(H,396,397)(H4,266,267,270)/t131-,132-,133-,134-,135+,136+,150-,151-,152-,153-,154-,155-,156-,157-,158-,159-,160-,161-,162-,163-,164-,165-,166-,167-,168-,169-,170-,171-,172-,173-,174-,175-,176-,177-,178-,179-,180-,181-,182-,183-,184-,185-,186-,201-,202-,203-,204-,205-,206-,207-,208-/m0/s1
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| description powder, ≥27 USP units/mg | description United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard | description European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard | description 10 mg/mL insulin in 25 mM HEPES, pH 8.2, BioReagent, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture |
| biological source Porcine pancreas | biological source - | biological source - | biological source bovine |
| assay ≥98% | assay - | assay - | assay - |
| Quality Level 200 | Quality Level - | Quality Level - | Quality Level 400 |
| technique(s) cell culture | mammalian: suitable | technique(s) - | technique(s) - | technique(s) single cell analysis: suitable, cell culture | mammalian: suitable |
| form powder | form powder | form - | form solution |
| storage temp. −20°C | storage temp. −20°C | storage temp. −20°C | storage temp. 2-8°C |
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point (°F)
Not applicable
Flash Point (°C)
Not applicable
PPE (personal protective equipment)
Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
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