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Insulin

Peptide hormone; type-1 diabetes first-line

Hormones & Body Medicine
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Structure

Formula
C257H383N65O77S6
Molecular weight
5807.63 g/mol
Heavy atoms
405
Total atoms
788
Composition
C ×257 H ×383 N ×65 O ×77 S ×6
Class Hormone

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Insulin: The Patent Sold for a Dollar

Before 1922, a child with type-1 diabetes had a life expectancy measured in months. After 1922, that life became 60 years longer. The molecule responsible was discovered by a surgeon who'd never run a lab — and its patent was sold for a single dollar.