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WB JEE Medical WB JEE Medical Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    Genetically engineered bacteria are being employed for production of

    A)  thyroxin                                             

    B)  human insulin

    C)  cortisol                               

    D)  epinephrine

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    In 1983, an American company Eli Lilly synthesized artificial insulin with the help of plasmids of Escherichia coli. It was named as humulin. Since then, genetically engineered E. coli bacteria are being used to produce human insulin.


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