Q9 · CSIR NET Chemistry, June 2013
Paper: CSIR NET June 2013 · Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Natural Products · Topic: Steroids · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
The biosynthetic precursor for the steroids is
(a)secologanin
(b)shikimic acid
(c)mevalonic acid
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
Biosynthetic precursor for steroids is Mevalonic acid
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.
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