alkaloids 1

Question 1

what is the source of coniine and what is another name for it

Answer 1

Conium maculatum L. Apicacae

coniine or S-propylpiperidine

Question 2

source of hygrine / cocaine / cinnamoyl cocaine

Answer 2

Erythroxylum coca Lam. Erythroxylacae

they are coca alkaloids

ALL FOUND IN COCA LEAVES

note that hygrine is a pyrrolidine alkaloid

Question 3

source of hyocine or scolpamine

Answer 3

it belongs to the Solanacae family

its a tropane alkaloid

it can be found in different genres of the family Atropa belladonna , hycosymas niger , datura stramonium

Question 4

coca alkaloids

Answer 4

cocaine , cinnamoyl cocaine , truxilline alpha and beta = these are diester alkaloids of carboxyl methyl ecogine

they are found in coca LEAVES either tropane or pyrollidine alkaloids

Question 5

ecogonine

Answer 5

2-carboxytropiane or 3-hydroxy-2-carboxytropane

its a base, an amino alcohol and an amino acid

its the backbone of the coca alkaloids but not all of them bc its not for hygrine

Question 6

source of piperine

Answer 6

Piper nigrum L . Piperacaeae

Question 7

source of lobeline/ lobelanaine / lobelanidine

Answer 7

Lobelia inflata L. Campanulacae

Question 8

source of quinine/ quinine/ cinchonine / cinchonidine

Answer 8

in the BARK of Cinchona officinalis. ? Rubiaceae

They are found in the genus Cinchona and in different species so not just offinalis but the family and genus are fixed

Question 9

source of papiverine/morphine/narcotine/thebaine/codeine

Answer 9

Papaver sominferum L. Papaveraceae

Question 10

source of nicotine/nornicotine/anabasine

Answer 10

in the leaves of Nicotiana tabacum L. Solanceae

they are volatile alkaloids