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Which of the following hormones is a derivative of amino acid

A

Epinephrine

B

Progesterone

C

Prostaglandin

D

Oestrogen

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Epinephrine is synthesised from amino acid tyrosine. While oestrogen and progesterone are modified steroids and prostaglandins are basically fat
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