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NEET Sample Paper NEET Sample Test Paper-89

  • question_answer
    Identify the molecules [A] and [B] shown below and select the right option giving their source and use.
    [A] 
    [B] 
    Options

    A)                                                  Molecule ? [A] Cocaine          Source - Erythroxylum coca                       Use - Accelerates the transport of dopamine

    B) Molecule ? [B] Heroin            Source - Cannabis sativa               Use - Depressant and slows down body functions

    C) Molecule ? [B] Cannabinoid    Source - Atropa belladona              Use - Produces hallucinations

    D) Molecule ? [A] Morphine        Source - Papaver somniferum         Use - Sedative and pain killer

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] Molecule [a] represents structure of morphine. Morphine is the most abundant alkaloid found in opium, the dried sap (latex) derived from shallowly slicing the unripe seedpods of the opium, or common and/or edible, poppy Papaver somniferum. Morphine is a potent opiate analgesic drug that is used to relieve severe pain.


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