Which of the following is an amine hormone?
- Insulin
- Progesterone
- Thyroxine
- Oxypurine
Answer
(3) Thyroxine
Solution
As per NCERT, hormones have diverse chemical structures: steroids (e.g. progesterone, oestrogens), polypeptides (e.g. insulin, endorphins) and amino acid derivatives (e.g. epinephrine, norepinephrine). Thyroxine, produced in the thyroid gland, is an iodinated derivative of the amino acid tyrosine.
Insulin – polypeptide hormone; Progesterone – steroid hormone; Oxypurine – a purine base derivative, not a hormone.
Thyroxine is an amine (amino acid derived) hormone.
Answer: (3)