Name some common alkaloids produced by plants and their uses.
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Answer: Important alkaloids include morphine, strychnine, atropine, colchicine, ephedrine, quinine, and nicotine. They are most common in herbaceous plants, but some occur in woody plants, chiefly tropical species.
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The proposed roles of alkaloids in plant metabolism, plant catabolism, or plant physiology are (1) end products of metabolism or waste products, (2) storage reservoirs of nitrogen, (3) protective agents for the plant against attack by predators, (4) growth regulators (since structures of some of them resemble ...
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Alkaloids include morphine, strychnine, atropine, colchicine, ephedrine, quinine, and nicotine
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