Question

write about common ALKALOIDS in plants and their uses​

Answer 1

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• 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. Alkaloids commonly are concentrated in particular organs such as the leaves, bark, or roots.
• They act as local anaesthetics (e.g., cocaine), agents to treat fibrillation (e.g., quinidine), anti-tumour agents (e.g., vinblastine), anti-malarials (e.g., quinine), antibacterials (e.g., berberine), amoebicides (e.g., emetine) and pain killer (e.g., codeine, morphine).