RM-MET / Metabolic and incretin signalling
Human Insulin
Also known as: Insulin human · Regular human insulin · Humulin R · Recombinant human insulin
Grade describes the published research on the molecule. It is not a quality score, a safety score, or a release state.
What this is
Human insulin is a 51-amino-acid, two-chain peptide hormone produced as a recombinant biologic. It is not interchangeable with insulin analogs or with an undeclared research sample.
Evidence position
Licensed finished products and extensive human evidence support Grade A for the defined regulated presentations.
What the record does not establish
The biologic label does not authenticate a separate sample or transfer concentration, aggregation, sterility, device and manufacturing controls.
Sources
- 01Human insulin compound recordPubChem
- Shows
- Registry identity, two-chain structure, formula and synonyms for human insulin
- Does not show
- Does not establish concentration, device, formulation, sterility or lot quality
- 02Humulin R prescribing informationDailyMed / U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Shows
- Current U.S. biologic label for defined regular human insulin presentations
- Does not show
- Does not qualify another insulin analog, concentration, device, source or material
External database index
LIVE DATABASE INDEX / SEPARATE FROM CURATED EVIDENCE
Records below come directly from public scientific databases. They help find relevant material, but do not affect the evidence grade until they are matched to the molecule and added to the curated source list.
PUBCHEM / IDENTITY
Insulin Human
- CID
- 118984375
- Formula
- C257H383N65O77S6
- Mass
- 5808
PUBMED / FOUND RECORDS
- Human insulin.British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) / 1986 Jan 18PMID 3080111 / DOI 10.1136/bmj.292.6514.155
- Expression in Escherichia coli of chemically synthesized genes for human insulin.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America / 1979 JanPMID 85300 / DOI 10.1073/pnas.76.1.106
- Human insulin.Clinics in endocrinology and metabolism / 1982 JulPMID 6183033 / DOI 10.1016/s0300-595x(82)80024-8
- Human insulin.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) / 1989 Oct 21PMID 2511956 / DOI 10.1136/bmj.299.6706.991
- Human insulin crystals.JAMA / 1985 Apr 26PMID 3884854