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5th Semester
PHARMACOGNOSY 2
Unit 1
Metabolic pathways in higher plants and their determination
Brief study of basic metabolic pathways and formation of different secondary metabolites through these pathways- Shikimic acid pathway, Acetate pathways and Amino acid pathway.
Study of utilization of radioactive isotopes in the investigation of Biogenetic studies.
OPEN UNIT 1
Unit 2
General introduction, composition, chemistry & chemical classes, biosources, therapeutic uses and commercial applications of following secondary metabolites.
OPEN UNIT 2
Unit 3
Isolation, Identification and Analysis of Phytoconstituents
Terpenoids: Menthol, Citral, Artemisin
Glycosides: Glycyrhetinic acid & Rutin
Alkaloids: Atropine,Quinine,Reserpine,Caffeine
Resins: Podophyllotoxin, Curcumin.
OPEN UNIT 3
Unit 4
Industrial production, estimation and utilization of the following phytoconstituents: Forskolin, Sennoside, Artemisinin, Diosgenin, Digoxin, Atropine, Podophyllotoxin, Caffeine, Taxol, Vincristine and Vinblastine
OPEN UNIT 4
Unit 5
Basics of Phytochemistry : Modern methods of extraction, application of latest techniques like Spectroscopy, chromatography and electrophoresis in the isolation, purification and identification of crude drugs.