Question

"Vincristin". a secondary metabolite is obtained from the plant ______
a) Catharanthus roseus
b) Asparagus racemosus
c) Daucus carota
d) Datura stramoneunt

Answer 1

I think the answer is
a ) catharanthus roseus

Answer 2

Hey Arnav,


◆ Answer -
Vincristin is a secondary metabolite is obtained from the plant *Catharanthus roseus*.

● Extra information -
- 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..