Is Transgenic Silkworm rh-Oligopeptide-2 vegan?

Silkworm rh-Oligopeptide-2 is also known as Transgenic Silkworm rh-Oligopeptide-2.

Silkworm rh-Oligopeptide-2 is a single-chain recombinant human peptide produced by silkworms via transient expression or transgenesis, using a human gene coding for Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1, containing up to 195 amino acids. Because it is produced in living silkworms, it is considered animal-derived.

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