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The amino acid derivative among the foll...

The amino acid derivative among the following hormone is

A

insulin

B

testosterone

C

oestradiol

D

epinephrine

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D
Epinephrine (Adrenaline) is an amino acid derivative on the basis of its chemical nature which insulin, glucagon, etc are peptide (protein) hormones and oestradiol, testosterone,progesterone, etc are steroids.
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