difference between insulin and inulin - Biology - Biomolecules

Question

difference between insulin and inulin??

Saurabh Bajpai · Accepted Answer

Insulin

Inulin

A polypeptide
A polysaccharide

It is a which is released from the beta cells of
islets of Langerhans,
special regions in pancreas, and stimulates absorption of glucose
from the blood in liver cells and its conversion into glycogen
hormone
It is a storage product and replaces the function
of starch in those plants in which it is
produced

Its deficiency causes diabetes
mellitus
It has no hormonal role thus deficiency results
in no malfunction, except shortage of stored
food

Insulin	Inulin
A polypeptide	A polysaccharide
It is a which is released from the beta cells of islets of Langerhans, special regions in pancreas, and stimulates absorption of glucose from the blood in liver cells and its conversion into glycogen hormone	It is a storage product and replaces the function of starch in those plants in which it is produced
Its deficiency causes diabetes mellitus.	It has no hormonal role thus deficiency results in no malfunction, except shortage of stored food.