NEETBiologyHuman Health and DiseasesMCQ+4 / −1
Which part of poppy plant is used to obtain the
drug “smack”?
- AFlowers
- BLatex
- CRoots
- DLeaves
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Correct answer: B
'Smack' also called as brown sugar/Heroin is formed by acetylation of morphine. It is obtained from the latex of unripe capsule of Poppy plant (Papaver somniferum).
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