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AIIMS 2015
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2015
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Biomolecules (B)

AIIMS 2015 · Botany · Biomolecules (B)

Cholesterol is a precursor for each of the following except

Cholesterol is a precursor for each of the following except

Options

  1. Abile salts
  2. Bvitamin D\mathrm{D}
  3. Cinsulin
  4. Dsteroids.

Correct answer

C. insulin

Step-by-step solution

Cholesterol is a precursor of most steroid hormones like progesterone, estradiol, aldosterone, cortisol etc. Cholesterol forms vitamin D\mathrm{D} on exposure to ultraviolet rays and it also helps in forming bile salts.
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