Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II Important Question bank

(B-PHARM / V SEM)

1. Explain the different methods for illustration of biosynthetic pathways

2. Elobrate on shikmic acid pathway and acetate pathway

1. Write a note on shikmic acid pathway and its significance

2. Write a note on radioisotopes and their applications in biogenetic studies

3. Explain steps involved in acetate pathway

4. Write a note on acetate pathway and its significance

5. Write a note on tracer technique and its significance

6. Describe autoradiography and competitive feeding

2. Give the significance of acetate pathway

3. Write a note on autoradiography

4. Write a note on acetate pathway

5. Write the significance of radioisotopes

6. Write a note on liquid scintillation counter

Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II Question UNIT -II

General Introduction, composition, chemistry, chemical classes, biosources, therapeutic uses and commercial applications of secondary metabolites (10+5+2)

Long Essays (10marks)

1. Write the pharmacognostical study of Senna

2. What are glycosides? Give the pharmacognosy of digitalis in detail

3. Write the biological source, morphology, microscopy, active principles, uses and substitutes of Rauwolfia

4. Write the biological source, morphology, microscopy, active principles, uses adulterants and substitutes of Belladonna

5. Write the pharmacognosy of Rauwolfia

6. Write the pharmacognosy of Dioscorea

7. Write the pharmacognosy of Senna leaf

8. Write the pharmacognosy of Cinnamon

9. Write the pharmacognosy of Liquorice

Short Essays (5marks)

1. Give the biological source, A.P., and uses of any two volatile oil drugs

2. Give the biological source, chemical tests and uses of Benzoin

3. Describe the microscopy of clove with neat diagram

4. Give the B.S, chemical constituents, and uses of two alkaloidal drugs

5. Describe the pharmacognosy of Guggul

6. Give the macroscopy and microscopy of Funnel

7. Give the biological source and chemical constituents of Cinnamon

8. Describe the macroscopy and microscopy of Liquorice

9. Give the B.S., chemical constituents, uses of Clove and Coriander

10. Give the pharmacognosy of Vinca

11. Describe the morphology and microscopy of Senna

12. Write the biological source, C.C., chemical tests, uses of Aloes

13. Give the B.S, chemical constituents, adulterants and uses of Clove

14. Write a note on carotenoids

15. Give the chemical tests for Benzoin and colophony and give the biological source, chemical constituents of Aloe and Tea

16. Give the B.S., chemical constituents, of Cinnamon and Gentian

17. Explain the neat labeled microscopic diagram of Clove

18. Explain the microscopy of Ginger with neat labeled diagram

19. Give the biological source, active principles, of Podophyllum and Vinca

20. Differentiate between pale catechu and black catechu

21. Explain with neat labeled microscopical diagram of Funnel

22. Give the biological source and active principles of opium and belladona

23. Give the biological source and chemical constituents of Liquorice and Vinca

24. Give the B.S., chemical constituents and uses of Gentian and Ruta

25. Give the B.S., chemical constituents and uses of Coriander and Belladona

26. Give the B.S., chemical constituents and uses of Mentha and Funnel

Short Answers (2marks)

1. Give the biological source, chemical constituents of Tea

2. Biological source and uses of Digitalis

3. Explain combined umbelliferone test

4. Write a note on umbelliferous fruits

5. Biological source and chemical constituents of Taxus

6. Biological source and chemical constituents of Senna

7. Name the two unorganized drugs with the biological source and uses

8. Give the biological source and uses of Eugenol containing drug

9. Explain the Modified Borntrager’s test

10. Give the biological source and uses of Citral

11. Write the source and uses of Podophyllum

12. Write a short note on Pterocarpus

13. Write the B.S, and uses of one drug belonging to the family lilaceae

14. Biological source and chemical constituents of gentian

15. Classification and uses of carotenoids

16. Name any two resinious drugs andtheir tests and uses

17. Write a note on Balsams

18. Give the adulterants of Clove bud

19. Biological source and chemical constituents of Ruta

20. Identification test for Aloe

21. Write a note on Lignans

22. Write chemical test for Pale catechu

23. Chemical test for Myrrh

24. Biological source and chemical constituents of Taxus

25. Chemical constituents and uses of Ruta

26. Identification test for Benzoin

27. Give the biological source and chemical constituents of Funnel

28. Explain Killerkilani test

29. Biological source of Mentha and Rauwolfia

30. Define tannins and carotenoids

31. Biological source and uses of Liquorice

32. Chemical constituents and uses of Mentha

33. Chemical structure of Eugenol and Caffeine

34. Chemical constituents and uses of Aloe

35. Adulterants of Clove

36. Chemical test for Digitalis

37. Define resins with example

38. Adulterants of Senna and Digitalis

39. Write source and structure of Citral

40. Write structure of Diosgenin and Eugenol

41. Write the chemical test and uses of Gentian

42. Write the chemical constituents and uses of Opium

1. Isolation and estimation of Glycyrhetinic acid

2. Isolation and estimation of Curcumin

3. Isolation and identification of Tropine

4. Isolation and identification of Quinine

5. Isolation and identification of Rutin

6. Isolation and identification of Citral

7. Isolation and estimation of Quinine

8. Isolation and estimation of Glycerrhizin?

9. Isolation and estimation of Rutin

Short Answers (2marks)

1. Vitalimorin test

2. Chemical structures of eugenol and quinine

3. Thaloquin test

4. Chemical test for Reserpine

5. Chemical structure of Reserpine and Caffeine

6. Chemical structure of Caffeine and atropine

7. Identification test for Atropine

Long Essays (10marks)

1. Discuss the industrial production and estimation of Forskolin and Diosgenin

2. Describe the industrial production and estimation of Caffeine and Digoxin

3. Describe the industrial production & estimation of Diosgenin and Sennoside

4. Describe the industrial production & estimation of Sennoside and Vinblastin

5. Describe the industrial production and estimation of Forskolin and Atropine

6. Describe the industrial production & estimation of Vincristine and Atropine

7. Describe the I. P. and estimation and uses of Sennoside and Caffeine

8. Describe the I. P., estimation and uses of atropine and Diosgenin

Short Essays (5marks)

1. Industrial production and uses of Artemisinin

2. Describe the estimation of Vincristine and Caffeine

3. Describe the industrial production and uses of Vincristine

4. Explain industrial production and uses of Digoxin

5. Industrial production and identification of Sennoside

Short Answers (2marks)

1. Utilization of Vinca alkaloids

2. Note on Taxol

3. Explain Muroxide test

4. Write the applications of solid base extraction

5. Biological source and uses of vincristine and taxol?

6. Identification test for sennoside

Long essays (10marks)

1. Enomorate the various modern methods of extraction and explain the SFE

2. Explain in detail about SFE and solid phase extraction

3. What is microwave-assisted extraction. Discuss its process applications, merits and demerits

4. Explain microwave-assisted extraction and solid phase extraction method

Short Essays (5marks)

1. Describe supercritical fluid extraction

2. Write a note on Column Chromatography?

3. Applications of HPLC and HPTLC

4. Describe Microwave Assisted Extraction

5. Describe the Solid Phase Extraction

6. Write the applications of GC and TLC

7. Write the applications GC and HPTLC

8. Explain in brief about Thin Layer Chromatography and its application

9. Give the applications of Spectroscopic methods

10. Explain in brief about Electrophoresis and its applications

11. Write a note on UV spectroscopy

12. Explain the importance of HPTLC and its uses

13. Describe HPTLC with merits and uses

14. Role of Column chromatography in isolation and purification with Applications

Short Answers (2marks)

1. Applications of microwave assisted extraction

2. Applications of HPTLC

3. Definition and uses of Electrophoresis

4. Applications of Supercritical Fluid Extraction

5. Applications of TLC

6. Define Electrophoresis and Chromatography

7. Applications of Gas Chromatography

8. Mention the various spectroscopies

9. Give definition and principles of chromatography

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