Question

    Morphine is

    a/an:
    A Tepene Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Flavonoid Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Steroid Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Alkaloid Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    • Morphine is a natural alkaloid derived from opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). • It is known for its pain-relieving (analgesic) properties and has been used in clinical medicine for almost two hundred years. • It is classified as an alkaloid because it contains nitrogen and has significant physiological effects on the body, particularly in pain management.

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