Question

Fill in the blanks.
(b) Alkaloids are________
metabolites.​

Answer 1

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Alkaloids are secondary metabolites.

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Answer 2

Alkaloids are secondary metabolites.

• Alkaloids are present in plants, animals and fungi that contain nitrogen.
• Examples of secondary alkaloids are naphthalenes, nucleosides, quinine, terpenes, antibiotics, antiseptics and some growth factors.
• These alkaloids are formed from amino acids such as lysine, tyrosine and tryptophan.
• Quinine is an alkaloid that has antimalarial properties because it is used as a drug to treat malaria.
• Alkaloids act as metal transferring agents and sex hormones in plants.

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