"C-peptide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: C-peptides [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} C-peptide (plural C-peptides)
  1. (biochemistry) The inactive polypeptide excised from proinsulin during its conversion to insulin, containing 31 amino acid residues and secreted in equimolar amounts to insulin from beta cells. Wikipedia link: C-peptide Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-C-peptide-en-noun-39708VUb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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