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  • Title: Differential effect of D-glucose anomers on proinsulin biosynthesis by the pancreatic islets.
    Author: Zucker PF, Lin BJ.
    Journal: Can J Physiol Pharmacol; 1977 Dec; 55(6):1397-400. PubMed ID: 340017.
    Abstract:
    Pancreatic islets of Langerhans of the rat were used to study effects of D-glucose anomers on the incorporation of [3H]leucine into proinsulin and other islet proteins. At low (1 mg/ml), but not at high (2 mg/ml) glucose concentration, the alpha-anomer stimulated more proinsulin biosynthesis than the beta-anomer. This observation adds to the growing list of islet functions showing anomeric preference for alpha-D-glucose.
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