The conversion of porcine insulin to human insulin is achieved by ____________ reaction.

Correct Answer: transpeptidation
The conversion of porcine insulin to human insulin is achieved by transpeptidation reaction which replaces C-terminal alanine (β30) residue by a threonine by use of trypsin in an aqueous solution with an organic co-solvent. The protective group can be simply removed later by mild hydrolysis and the product purified by silica gel chromatography.