Answer
The following is a common simple chemical classification of hormones;
Steroids, amines, peptides and proteins and eicosanoids.
Work Step by Step
A. Steroid Hormones
Androgens eg, testosterone
Estrogens , e.g. estradiol
progesterone
Glucocorticoids--cortisol, corticosterone
Aldosterone
cacitriol
B. Amines
Thyroid hormones
Dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine
Melatonin, histamine, serotonin
Peptide and Proteins
Hypothalamic releasing hormones
Hypothalamic inhibiting hormones
Oxytocin, ADH
Anterior pituitary hormones:
FSH, LH, hGH, prolactin, MSH
Insulin, glucagon, somatropin, pancreatic polypeptide
Parathyroid hormone, calcitonin, ,
Gastrin, secretin, CCK, Glucose dependent insulinopeptide (GIP)
Leptin, erythropoietin
Activin, inhibin
Oxytocin, antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
D. Glycoproteins
LH, FSH, TSH, hCG. erythropoietin
E, Eicosanoids
Prostaglandins,, leukotrienes
Some hormones are lipid soluble ans some are water soluble. Steroid hormones, thyroid hormones, and nitric oxide (NO), a gas, are lipid soluble.. Water soluble hormones include amines. peptides and proteins, and eicosanoids.
