Human Health And Disease Question 179
Question: Quinine an important drug for treatment of malaria, is extracted from [CPMT 1977]
Options:
A) Calyx of Cinnamon
B) Brak of Cinchona
C) Red ants
D) Brak of tulsi
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Quinine $ (C_{20}H_{24}N_2O_2) $ is an alkaloid obtained from Cinchona bark.
It suppresses the asexual erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites and has a slight effect on the gametocytes of Plasmodium vivax and P.
malariae.
BETA
