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The ability of insulin and the S-sulphonate A and B-chain derivatives to bind to a receptor on cultured human lymphocytes was evaluated. A receptor site for the S-sulphonate A-chain was identified and was strongly influenced by the intact insulin molecule. S-sulphonate A-chain weakly interfered with insulin binding. S-sulphonate B-chain showed no evidence of significant binding and did not interfere with insulin or S-sulphonate A chain binding.14CO2 production from14C-1-glucose was stimulated by insulin in cultured lymphocytes and this effect was blunted by S-sulphonate A-chain. The sulphhydryl blocking agent used in the production of insulin A-chain appears to be of critical importance.
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Kobayashi, M., Meek, J.C. Insulin, S-sulphonate A and S-sulphonate B-chain receptor binding to human cultured lymphocytes. Diabetologia 13, 251–255 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01219708
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