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Source of norepinephrine is?

A
Phenylalanine
B
Alanine
C
Tyrosine
D
Tryptophan
High-Yield Explanation
Tyrosine REF: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 4th Edition page 440, 678, and 859 "Tyrosine gives rise to a family of catecholamines that includes dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine" "Norepinephrine is synthesized by a series of enzymatic steps in the adrenal medulla and postganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous system from the amino acid tyrosine"

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