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Model of Insulin. "Insulin is a peptide hormone, produced by beta cells of the pancreas, and is central to regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body." -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin The cysteine residues forming disulfide bonds are represented as spheres. Model based on the Protein Data Bank entry 4INS: http://www.pdb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?pdbId=4INS Model created using VMD: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/