WorksheetsAlkaloid
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following is not TRUE regarding Alkaloids
Most alkaloids end in “ine”
Alkaloidal base are soluble in water
All alkaloid have bitter taste
Sparteine, Coniine and Nicotine are the only liquid alkaloid
Pseudoalkaloids are
Most are derived from amino acid
Does not contain Nitrogen in its ring structure
Non-heterocyclic
All of the choices
Which steroidal alkaloid reagent contains Potassium Mercuric Iodide
Dragendorff’s Reagent
Mayer’s Reagent
Wagner’s Reagent
Valser’s Reagent
Which of the following contains Pyridine - Piperidine alkaloid
Areca catechu
Atropa belladona
Cinchona succirubra
Hydrastis canadensis
Used for organophosphate poisoning
Nicotine
Hyoscyamine
Scopolamine
Atropine
Blocks the reuptake of Dopamine
Cocaine
Scopolamine
Quinine
Emetine
Which opium derivative is used as antidiarrheal
Noscapine
Apomorphine
Heroine
Loperamide
Reserpine is present in
Cantharantus roseus
Strychnos nux vomica
Physostigma venenosum
Rauwolfia serpentina
Anti-mitotic
Physostigmine
Ergotamine
Reserpine
Vinblastine
Theobromine is classified as
Purine Base
Steroidal Alkaloid
Alkaloidal Amine
Imidazole Alkaloid
Green hellobore is used as
Cardiac depressant
Insecticide
Hypotensive
All of the choices
Used as nasal decongestant
Colchicum
Coca
Ma Huang
Peyote
Blood root is used as
Astringent in mucus membrane inflammation
Analgesic
Stimulant expectorant
Muscle relaxant
Jimson weed is used for
Asthma
Smoking cessation
Astringent
Antibacterial
Imidazole alkaloid
Veratum album
Pilocarpus jaborandi
Cola nitida
Physostigma venerosum
Match the following alkaloid plant source to its classification
Betel nut
Pyridine-piperidine
Talampunay
Tropane
Dita
Quinoline
Chichirica
Indole
Jaborandi
Imidazole
Match alkaloids to its corresponding use
Theobromine
Suppository base
Calabar bean
Myasthenia gravis
Ipecac
Emetic
Withania
Sedative
Colchicum
Antigout
Match the constituent to its plants source
Mescaline
Peyote
Eserine
Ordeal bean
Brucine
Ignatia
Berberine
Hydrastis
Mandragorine
European Mandrake
