This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Cholesterol synthesis and bile acids, Subject name: Biochemistry
Cholesterol is not a precursor for synthesis of: 
Select and explain. 
A. Vitamin D, B. Bile acids, C. Lipocoin, D. Progesterone
C: Lipocoin
Answer: C: Lipocoin 
Explanation: Cholesterol is a precursor for synthesis of : Vitamin D, Steroid hormones Bile acids Lipocoin/ Annexin, inhibitor of phospholipase A2 enzyme. Increased expression of the gene coding for annexin-1 is one of the mechanisms by which glucocoicoids (such as coisol) inhibit inflammation.