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Alkaloid

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not TRUE regarding Alkaloids

a)

Most alkaloids end in “ine”

b)

Alkaloidal base are soluble in water

c)

All alkaloid have bitter taste

d)

Sparteine, Coniine and Nicotine are the only liquid alkaloid

2.

Pseudoalkaloids are

a)

Most are derived from amino acid

b)

Does not contain Nitrogen in its ring structure

c)

Non-heterocyclic

d)

All of the choices

3.

Which steroidal alkaloid reagent contains Potassium Mercuric Iodide

a)

Dragendorff’s Reagent

b)

Mayer’s Reagent

c)

Wagner’s Reagent

d)

Valser’s Reagent

4.

Which of the following contains Pyridine - Piperidine alkaloid

a)

Areca catechu

b)

Atropa belladona

c)

Cinchona succirubra

d)

Hydrastis canadensis

5.

Used for organophosphate poisoning

a)

Nicotine

b)

Hyoscyamine

c)

Scopolamine

d)

Atropine

6.

Blocks the reuptake of Dopamine

a)

Cocaine

b)

Scopolamine

c)

Quinine

d)

Emetine

7.

Which opium derivative is used as antidiarrheal

a)

Noscapine

b)

Apomorphine

c)

Heroine

d)

Loperamide

8.

Reserpine is present in

a)

Cantharantus roseus

b)

Strychnos nux vomica

c)

Physostigma venenosum

d)

Rauwolfia serpentina

9.

Anti-mitotic

a)

Physostigmine

b)

Ergotamine

c)

Reserpine

d)

Vinblastine

10.

Theobromine is classified as

a)

Purine Base

b)

Steroidal Alkaloid

c)

Alkaloidal Amine

d)

Imidazole Alkaloid

11.

Green hellobore is used as

a)

Cardiac depressant

b)

Insecticide

c)

Hypotensive

d)

All of the choices

12.

Used as nasal decongestant

a)

Colchicum

b)

Coca

c)

Ma Huang

d)

Peyote

13.

Blood root is used as

a)

Astringent in mucus membrane inflammation

b)

Analgesic

c)

Stimulant expectorant

d)

Muscle relaxant

14.

Jimson weed is used for

a)

Asthma

b)

Smoking cessation

c)

Astringent

d)

Antibacterial

15.

Imidazole alkaloid

a)

Veratum album

b)

Pilocarpus jaborandi

c)

Cola nitida

d)

Physostigma venerosum

16.

Match the following alkaloid plant source to its classification

a)

Betel nut

1.

Pyridine-piperidine

b)

Talampunay

2.

Tropane

c)

Dita

3.

Quinoline

d)

Chichirica

4.

Indole

e)

Jaborandi

5.

Imidazole

17.

Match alkaloids to its corresponding use

a)

Theobromine

1.

Suppository base

b)

Calabar bean

2.

Myasthenia gravis

c)

Ipecac

3.

Emetic

d)

Withania

4.

Sedative

e)

Colchicum

5.

Antigout

18.

Match the constituent to its plants source

a)

Mescaline

1.

Peyote

b)

Eserine

2.

Ordeal bean

c)

Brucine

3.

Ignatia

d)

Berberine

4.

Hydrastis

e)

Mandragorine

5.

European Mandrake