Chemistry of Natural Products MCQs with Answers
Topic-wise MCQs for MPC 104T covering natural products as drug leads, antibiotics, alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, terpenoids, vitamins, biotech-derived drugs, and spectral characterization.
Natural Products as Leads: CNS drugs (morphine alkaloids)
Natural Products as Leads: Anticancer agents (Paclitaxel, Etoposide)
Natural Products as Leads: Cardiovascular drugs (Lovastatin, Dicoumarol)
Natural Products as Leads: Neuromuscular blockers and antimalarials
Macrolide & β-lactam antibiotics: chemistry and modifications
Alkaloids: Classification, isolation, purification and structural determination
Alkaloid Case Studies: Ephedrine, Morphine, Ergot, Emetine, Reserpine
Flavonoids: Isolation, structure determination and quercetin case study
Steroids: Chemistry, stereochemistry and sex hormones, corticoids
Terpenoids: Classification, isoprene rule; mono-, di-, tri-terpenoids
Carotenoids and Vitamins: chemistry and physiological significance
rDNA & Hybridoma in Drug Discovery: biotechnology-derived pharmaceuticals
Active constituents in indigenous antidiabetic and hepatoprotective plants
Structural Characterization: IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and MS of selected natural products
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