Discussion
Quinine, an anti-malarial drug is produced by which of the following plant ?
Answer: C
Quinine is produced by Cinchona.
Quinine is an alkaloid extracted from the bark of Cinchona trees (family Rubiaceae), native to the Andes; it was the main treatment for malaria for three centuries.
The other plants give different drugs: Ephedra gives ephedrine (a bronchodilator), Rauwolfia gives reserpine (used for high blood pressure), and Podophyllum gives podophyllotoxin, the source of anticancer drugs such as etoposide.
No comment is present. Be the first to comment.
Loading…
Post your comment
Please log in or register to post a comment.
Examination Categories
- SSC Exams
- Banking Exams
- Teaching Exams
- Civil Services Exams
- Railways Exams
- Engineering Recruitment Exams
- Defence Exams
- State Government Exams
- Police Exams
- Insurance Exams
- Nursing Exams
- Other Government Exams
- NRA CET
- PG Entrance Exams
- Campus Placement
- MBA Entrance Exams
- CUET and UG Entrance
- Judiciary Exams
- Regulatory Body Exams
- Software Development