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Microbiology All India exam a53ee8d4

Which of the following statement is true regarding "Catecholamines"?

A
Production terminates with dopamine in the brain but epinephrine in the adrenal gland
B
Production begins with the action of tyrosinase on tyrosine
C
Are metabolized to both glucogenic and ketogenic fragments
D
All contain methyl group donated by S-adenosyl methionine
High-Yield Explanation
Synthesis of catecholamine is organ specific, so option A is correct.Production of catecholamine begins once tyrosine hydroxylase acts on tyrosine and forms DOPA so option B is wrong.All catecholamine are metabolized to vanillyl mandelic acid (VMA) which gets excreted in urine unchanged. VMA has neither glucogenic nor ketogenic fate. So option C is also wrong.Out of various catecholamine, only epinephrine has got one methyl group. Dopamine and norepinephrine do not contain any methyl group. So option D is also wrong.

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