Question

Thymosins are:

(a) Small proteins

(b) Medium proteins

(c) Large proteins

(d) Globular proteins

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This question is from Products of Animal Cell Cultures topic in portion Bioprocess Considerations in Using Animal Cell Cultures of Bioprocess Engineering

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) Small proteins

Best explanation: Thymosins are small proteins present in many animal tissues. They are named thymosins because they were originally isolated from the thymus, but most are now known to be present in many other tissues. Thymosins have diverse biological activities, and two in particular, thymosins α1 and β4, have potentially important uses in medicine, some of which have already progressed from the laboratory to the clinic. In relation to diseases, thymosins have been categorized as biological response modifiers.