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Given below are the list of plant derived alkaloids and their uses in modern medicine. Alkaloids                     Uses A. Caffeine      […]

Several plants produce metabolites with important medicinal properties and have been extensively used in traditional medicine across the world. Many of these compounds can now be purified or synthesized and […]

26. The plant species which produces both oil and dye (1) Sesamum indicum (2) Conovalia glodicosa (3)Carthamus tinctorius (4) Riccinus cumminis Correct answer: (3) Carthamus tinctorius Explanation: (1) Sesamum indicum (sesame) is […]

25. The main alkaloid obtained for Dioscoreo deltoids is (1) Diosgenin         (2) Atropine (3) Quinone           (4) Serpentine Correct answer: (1) Diosgenin Explanation: The main bioactive compound […]

Which anti-cancerous drug is obtained from Catharanthus roseus (1) Taxol                   (2) Vincristine (3) Colchicine         (4) Serpentine Correct answer: (2) Vincristine Explanation: Vincristine is […]

23. The anti-cancerous drug vincristine is obtained frorn- (1) Catharanthus     (2) Taxus (3) Aribidposis        (4) Cochicum Correct answer: (1) Catharanthus Explanation: Vincristine is a vinca alkaloid, an anti-cancer drug obtained from […]

22. Reserpine, a drug used for treating mental disorders and high blood pressure, is extracted from the roots of which of the following plant species? (1) Ferulo        […]

21.Spermidine represents which of the following group of compounds. (1) jasmonic acid     (2) polyamine (3) auxin                (4) strigolactone Correct answer: (2) polyamine Explanation: Spermidine is a naturally occurring organic compound […]

20. Which of the following is a mismatch between the plant drug and its source? (1) Codeine – Papaver Somniferum (2) Vinblastine – Catharanthus roseus (3) Quinine – Cinchona lefgeriana […]

19. Which one of the following pairs of precursor amino acid and alkaloid is correct? (1) ‘Ornithine  aspartate – nicotine’ and ‘tryptophan – quinine’. (2) ‘Ornithine – nicotine’ and ‘ […]