​​Would the insulin isolated from other animals be just as effective as that secreted by the human body itself and would it not elicit an immune response in the human body?

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The insulin in humans and animals varies slightly in structure that results in slight difference in the effectiveness of insulin isolated from animals. Hence, insulin obtained form animals source develops small side effects like allergy or other types of reaction in human body.

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yes the isolated insulin from other plants is more or less effective but the only problem is the immune response due to which there is a requirement of the rDNA technology where an insulin similar to human insulin is made
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