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  1. Identify the molecules(a) and (b) shown below and select the right option giving their source and use.


    Options
    1.     Molecule       Source       Use
      (a) Cocaine       Erythroxylum coca       Accelerates the transport of dopamine
    2.     Molecule       Source       Use
      (b) Heroin       Cannabis sativa       "Depressant and slows down body functions"
    3.     Molecule       Source       Use
      (b) Cannabinoid       Atropa belladona       Produces hallucinations
    4.     Molecule       Source       Use
      (a) Morphine       Papaver somniferum       Sedative and pain killer
Correct Option: D

Molecule (a) represents structure of morphine. Morphine is the most abundant alkaloid found in opium, the dried sap (latex) derived from shallowly slicing the unripe seedpods of the opium, or common and/or edible, poppy-Papaver somniferum. Morphine is a potent opiate analgesic drug that is used to relieve severe pain.


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