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    Quinine an important drug for treatment of malaria, is extracted from [CPMT 1977]

    A) Calyx of Cinnamon

    B) Brak of Cinchona

    C) Red ants

    D) Brak of tulsi

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Quinine \[({{C}_{20}}{{H}_{24}}{{N}_{2}}{{O}_{2}})\]  is an alkaloid obtained from Cinchona bark. It suppresses the asexual erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites and has a slight effect on the gametocytes of Plasmodium vivax and P. malariae.


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