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Insulin is monomeric and is composed of two polypeptide chains. There are two different types of chains. Chain A haS 21 amino acids and Chain B has 30 amino acids. Insulin has a three dimensional structure consisting of 3 helices and 3 conserved disulfide bridges. | |||