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Arachidonic acid, released during aea hydrolysis, is not a precursor for the synthesis of what class of molecules?

a. prostaglandins
b. catecholamines
c. thromboxanes
d. phospholipids

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The correct answer is b. catecholamines.

Catecholamines are monoamines derived from the amino acid tyrosine.


Arachidonic acid is a carboxylic acid present in the phospholipids that is a precursor for different molecules. The enzymes cyclooxygenases concert this acid into prostaglandins and then to thromboxanes.
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