Description

• Bovine insulin differs from human insulin in three amino acid residues and is therefore used as internal standard for human insulin
• This Certified Spiking Solution™ of fully-intact bovine insulin protein is suitable for quantification of human insulin in LC-MS/MS insulin testing methods
• Insulin is a peptide hormone, composed of 51 amino acids, produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets
• Insulin regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and protein by promoting the absorption of, especially glucose from the blood into liver, fat and skeletal muscle cells
• Insulin levels are routinely measured to evaluate insulin production; diagnose insulin-producing tumors; determine hypoglycemia or to identify insulin resistance.