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insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar. when insulin binds to receptors on the outside of cells, it causes those cells to take in glucose, which lowers blood sugar levels. to which group of biomolecules does insulin belong? carbohydrates lipids nucleic acids proteins
Brief Explanations
Insulin is a peptide - hormone. Peptides are short chains of amino acids, and proteins are made up of one or more polypeptide chains. So insulin belongs to proteins.
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