Diameter of insulin hexamer
| Value | 5 nm |
|---|---|
| Organism | Pig Sus species |
| Reference | Sakabe et al. X-ray studies of water structure in 2 Zn insulin crystal. Proc. Int. Symp. Biomol. Struct. Interactions, Suppl. J. Biosci.,Vol. 8, Nos 1 2, Aug 1985, pp. 45–55. |
| Method | x-ray crystallography |
| Comments | This value would be very similar for human insulin. The volume of an insulin hexamer is therefore 6.872e-26 m^3 |
| Entered by | Phil Mongiovi |
| ID | 101658 |