Question

Which of the following is a water soluble hormone?

• A. Thyroxine
• B. Testosterone
• C. Cortisol
• D. Epinephrine

Answer 1

The correct option is D Epinephrine

Hormones can also be classified based on their solubility as lipid soluble and water soluble. Hormones that are soluble in water are water soluble hormones. These include amino acid derivative hormones, peptide and protein hormones.
Epinephrine is an amino acid derivative hormone
Thyroid hormones and steroid hormones are lipid soluble hormones. They are not soluble in water. Thyroxine is a thyroid hormone. Cortisol and testosterone are steroid hormones.