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2012 · Q2
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Human Health and Diseases question

2012 · Q2

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Identify the molecules (a) and (b) shown below and select the right option giving their source and use. AIPMT 2012 Mains Biology - Human Health and Diseases Question 88 English 1 AIPMT 2012 Mains Biology - Human Health and Diseases Question 88 English 2
  1. A
    Molecule →\to→ (b) Heroin, Source →\to→ Cannabis sativa, Use →\to→ Depressant and slows down body functions
  2. B
    Molecule →\to→ (a) Morphine, Source →\to→ Papaver somniferum , Use →\to→ Sedative and pain killer
  3. C
    Molecule →\to→ (a) Cocaine, Source →\to→ Erythroxylum coca , Use →\to→ Accelerates the transport of dopamine
  4. D
    Molecule →\to→ (b) Cannabinoid, Source →\to→ Atropa belladona, Use →\to→ Produces hallucinations
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Correct answer: B

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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