... out to be those from proinsulin.Insulin1and2andC-peptide1and2wereidentified, while the other prominent peaksrepresent the B-chain of insulin (*) and the truncated form of the C-peptide (**). Highmass ... products of proinsulin. Two insulin variantsare expressed in mouse, insulin 1 and 2 [30]. Masses cor-responding to these two peptides were detected (Fig. 1b). The masses of the two intense ... Martin, S., Swift, H.H., Ravazzola, M.,Orci, L. & Steiner, D.F. (1997) Incomplete processing of proin-sulin to insulin accompanied by elevation of Des-31.32 proinsulinintermediates in islets...