Question

Give the name of a secondary metabolite with its plant source.

Answer 1

Hey Gita,

◆ Production of secondary metabolites -
- Tissue culture can be used for production of secondary metabolites like alkaloids, anti-tumour agent, hormones, etc.

Below is the list of various secondary metabolites produced with their plant source -
- Catharanthus roseus => vincristin
- Nicotiana tobaccum => nicotine
- Mentha piperata => menthol
- Daucus carota => anthocyanin
- Datura stromonium => tropane

Hope this helped you. Thanks for asking..