Which of the following is an amino acid derived hormone?
- Estradiol
- Ecdysone
- Epinephrine
- Estriol
Solution
Chemically, epinephrine is a catecholamine hormone, a sympathomimetic monoamine derived from the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine. The chemical formula of epinephrine is C9H13NO3.
Remaining are steroid hormones, i.e, they are produced from steroidal precursors.
Asked in: NEET 2018