Identify the correct pair having amino acid (A) and the hormone (B) that is iodinated derivative of the amino acid (A). (T and Y represent one letter code for amino acids)
- Amino acid (A) - T Hormone (B) - Insulin
- Amino acid (A) - T Hormone (B) - Thyroxine
- Amino acid (A) - Y Hormone (B) - Thyroxine
- Amino acid (A) - Y Hormone (B) - Insulin
Answer
(3) Amino acid (A) - Y Hormone (B) - Thyroxine
Solution
As per NCERT, thyroxine, produced in the thyroid gland, is an iodinated derivative of the amino acid tyrosine.
One-letter codes: Y = tyrosine, T = threonine.
Insulin is a peptide (protein) hormone, not an iodinated amino acid.
∴ (A) Y, (B) Thyroxine.
Answer: (3)