From Ephedra To Curare

Question 1

Example of alkaloidal amine that doesn’t contain heterocyclic nitrogen?

Answer 1

Ephedra

Question 2

% range of ephedrine?

Answer 2

30 -90 %

Question 3

Relief of asthma, hay fever, in orient medicine?

Answer 3

Ephedra, alkaloidal amine ( pjenyalkylamine group)

Question 4

In orient medicine, what is used as anti inflammatory? Oxazolidone - piperettine- coniine?

Answer 4

Oxazolidone

Question 5

Khat (abyssinian tea) and ephedra belongs to which alkaloid?

Answer 5

Alkaloids of phenylalkylamine group (alkaloidal amines)

Question 6

Catha edulis (family)
Plamt?

Answer 6

Catha edulis clastraceae

Belongs to khat

Question 7

Part used in khat? Root - leaves - seeds?

Answer 7

Leaves

Question 8

% of Norpseudoephedrine in khat?

Answer 8

1%

Question 9

Cathinone is a constituent that cause euphoria of which plant, family?

Answer 9

Khat, clastraceae

Question 10

Khat - mayer’s reagent. ppt or no ppt?
What is the exceptional ?

Answer 10

No ppt

Conc. solution is an exception

Question 11

% of alkaloids in ephedra?
2 - 5%
0.1 - 5%
0.5 - 2%

Answer 11

0.5 - 2%

Question 12

What condition does ephedra diminish?

Answer 12

Hyperemia

Question 13

Is ephedrine stable in rheumatoid arthritis light in the presence of oxygen?

Answer 13

No

Question 14

Ephedrine test, ehat is the ethereal layer colour? Aq. Layer colour?

Answer 14

Ethereal layer : purple
Aq. Layer: blue

Question 15

Elhedrine tesr
If you add water and HCl you get blur - red - purple?

Answer 15

Red

Question 16

Trigonelline + nicotinic acid available in pyridine,
Having pyridine alone - Having pyridine with nitrogenous ring?

Answer 16

Having pyridine alone

Question 17

Trigonellene under heat gives methyl chloride and nicotinic acid, what’s is the temperature?

Answer 17

260 C

Question 18

Nicotiana tabacum solanaceae is type of which alkaloid?

Answer 18

Pyridine

Pyridine with nitrogenous ring

Question 19

Nicotine is (1/2) (1/3) (2/3) of total alkaloids?

Answer 19

(2/3)

Question 20

The only solid tobacco alkaloid? Nicotyrine - nicotelline - nicoteine?

Answer 20

Nicotelline

Question 21

Leaf contains % of nicotine ?

2-6%
3-6%
4-6%
1-6%

Answer 21

4-6%

Question 22

Distillate in steam distillation for preparation of tobacco alkaloid contains?

Answer 22

Nicotine
Anabasine
Nornicotine

Question 23

Nicotone properties:
Misciblility with water at the temperature range?

Answer 23

60-210 C

Question 24

Nicotine test: remember ALL RED

Nicotine + vanillin in HCL —> ?

Answer 24

Red

Question 25

Areca nut belongs to tetrahydropyridine or piperidine or pyridine?

Answer 25

tetrahydropyridine

Question 26

Lobelia and conium belongs to (pyridine - piperidine)?

Answer 26

Piperidine

Question 27

Pomegranate and pepper belongs to tropane or pyridone or piperidine?

Answer 27

Piperidine

Question 28

Piper nigrum piperacera belongs to ? Pepper - pomegranate?

Answer 28

Pepper Pomegranate:punica grantum punicaceae

Question 29

Percentage range of alkaloid in puper nigrum piperaceae? 4-6% 2-6% 1-2% 5-9%

Answer 29

5-9%

Question 30

Treatment of gonorrhoea and chronic bronchitis? Name and family?

Answer 30

Pepper - piperaceae

Question 31

Test of identity - pepper : all red Piperine + platinum chloride —> orange red Piperine + H2SO4 —> red

Answer 31

Platinum chloride gives orange red Piperine and sulfiric acid h2so4. RED

Question 32

Hemlock fruit S.N?

Answer 32

Conium maculatum

Question 33

Conium maculatum (family?)

Answer 33

Umbellifeare Hemlock fruit

Question 34

Hemlock - conium maculatum, main component?

Answer 34

Coniine

Question 35

Coniine + sodium nitroprusside —> ?? When adding acetaldehyde it gives?

Answer 35

Red Acetaldehyde gives blue or violet

Question 36

What do we add to get red colour for coniine?

Answer 36

Sodium nitroprusside

Question 37

Lobelia inflata (family)? Lobelia (camp)

Answer 37

Campanulaceae

Question 38

Pomegranate is anthelmintic or insecticide?

Answer 38

Anthelminitic

Question 39

Lobeline + froehd’s reagent —> rose red or yellow or green

Answer 39

Rose red. Turns blue Froehd’s (molybdic acid in h2so4

Question 40

Lobeline test: Molybdic acid in h2so4 is froed’s or erdman’s reagent? What colour you get?

Answer 40

Froehd’s reagent Rose red. Turns blue

Question 41

Erdman’s reagent with lobeline give red- blue - green?

Answer 41

Green

Question 42

Red colour is gotten from reaction of lobeline + h2so4 + ??

Answer 42

Formalin solution

Question 43

Tropane group alkaloids Sola Erythro Convo Diosco

Answer 43

Solanaceae Erythroxylaceae Convolvulaceae Dioscoreaceae

Question 44

Ricinus communis (family?) Rutaceae - solanaceae - euphorbiaceae - rubiaceae

Answer 44

Euphorbiaceae

Question 45

Used as purgative (after food poisoning + intestinal examination )? Olive oil or castor oil

Answer 45

Castor oil ( rinicus communis Euphorbiaceae)