Q.(a) Name the source plant of heroin drug. How is it obtained from the plant?
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →(a) Heroin comes from the poppy Papaver somniferum, made by acetylating morphine obtained from the plant's latex. (b) It is a depressant that slows down body functions.
Concept. Heroin (chemically diacetylmorphine, commonly 'smack') is an opioid drug of abuse. Opioids bind to specific receptors in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract.
(a) Source and how obtained. Heroin is obtained from the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum. Morphine is first extracted from the latex of the poppy's unripe capsules; heroin is then produced by the acetylation (chemical acetylation) of morphine. It is a white, odourless, bitter crystalline compound.
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