L2.2.1: The Chemistry of Hormones

• THE CHEMISTRY OF HORMONES

  ● Hormones are classified chemically as:

  ○ Amino acid-based

  ○ Steroids

  ○ Prostaglandins
• ○ Amino acid-based

  ■ Including proteins, peptides, and amines
• ○ Steroids

  ■ Made from cholesterol

  ■ Include the sex hormones made by gonads

  ■ Include the hormones made by adrenal cortex

  ■ All other hormones are nonsteroidal amino acid derivatives
• ○ Prostaglandins

  ■ Hormones that act locally

  ■ Made from highly active lipids