ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
EXCRETION
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Question
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Identify the alkaloid plants in the following (Select 4 correct answers)
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Papaver, Coffea arabica, coffee
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Rauwolfia, Tobacco Sarpagandhi, Tobacco
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Datura, Tridax Ummetta, Grass Fenugreek
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Cinchona, Neem Cinchona, Neem
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Pinus, JatropaPinus, Jatropa
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The four major Cinchona alkaloids (quinine, quinidine, cinchonine, and cinchonidine) (Figure 2a) all possess antimalarial activity but have different pharmacological profiles (Taggart et al., 1948; Hill, 1963; Bruce-Chwatt, 1990).
Detailed explanation-2: -Of these, the most commonly active compounds found in neem are azadirachtin, nimbin and nimbidine [10].
Detailed explanation-3: -They are mainly produced by plants and animals for defense. Examples of alkaloids include morphine, codeine, coniine, quinine, scopolamine, hyoscamine, atropine, caffeine, sangunarine, berberine, etc. About a fifth of total plant species are believed to produce them.
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