What was the main problem in producing insulin using rDNA techniques?

What was the main problem in producing insulin using rDNA techniques?
  1. Insulin was not assembled into a mature form.
  2. Insulin was not extracted from pancreas of slaughtered cattle and pigs.
  3. Insulin was not synthesised as a pro-hormone.
  4. Insulin was not introduced in plasmids of E. coli.

Solution

The main challenge for production of insulin using rDNA techniques was getting insulin assembled into a mature form.

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