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Medical Definition of B chain
1. A polypeptide component of insulin containing 30 amino acyl residues, beginning with a phenylalanyl residue (NH2-terminus); insulin is formed by the linkage of a B chain to an A chain by two disulfide bonds; the amino-acid composition of the B chain is a function of species. Synonym: phenylalanyl chain. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of B Chain
BVSc BVetMed BW BWR BWS BW defence BW defense BX BYO BYOB | BZP B & B B battery B cell B cells B chain B chromosome B complex B fibres B horizon | B lymphocyte B major B minor B plot B plots B road B roads B virus B vitamin Ba |