alleryWhich plant hormone is the precursor of the painkiller aspirin?
AJasmonic acid
BSalicylic acid
CAbscisic acid
DGibberellic acid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Salicylic acid
Salicylic acid, first taken from white willow bark, is the precursor of aspirin.
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