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  1. Hormones, thyroxine, adrenaline and the pigment melanin are formed from
    1. tryptophan
    2. glycine
    3. tyrosine
    4. proline
Correct Option: A

Hormones thyroxine, adrenaline and the pigment melanin are formed from tyrosine. Tyrosine is transformed into dopa through the enzyme tyrosinase. Then through different metabolic pathways it produces thyroxine, adrenaline, melanin etc.



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