Last Updated :2025/12/07

C-peptide

Noun
Japanese Meaning
生化学において、プロインスリンから切り出される不活性なポリペプチドで、31個のアミノ酸残基から構成され、インスリンと等モル量でβ細胞から分泌される。
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低血糖の患者では、プロインスリンがインスリンへ変換される際に切り出され、β細胞からインスリンと等モルで分泌される31アミノ酸の不活性ポリペプチドの濃度を測定することが、内因性と外因性のインスリン産生を区別するのに役立ちます。

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(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.

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C-peptide

Measuring C-peptide levels helps distinguish between endogenous and exogenous insulin production in patients with hypoglycemia.

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Measuring C-peptide levels helps distinguish between endogenous and exogenous insulin production in patients with hypoglycemia.

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