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Paper Code: BPL-306Pharmacognosy-III (Chemistry of Herbal Drugs)L -- T -- P Total Credits: 044 -- -- Total Marks: 100External Marks: 50Internal Marks: 50Paper Objectives:The Objective of the paper is to study medicinally important plants & marine drugsscientifically along with chemistry & biosynthesis of different phytoconstituents obtainedfrom crude drugs. The paper also envisages the biotechnological techniques for obtaining <strong>and</strong>improving the quality of natural products.”UNIT I General techniques: General techniques of biosynthetic studies <strong>and</strong> basic metabolicpathways. An introduction to biogenesis of secondary metabolites of pharmaceuticalimportance. Study of chemical <strong>and</strong> spectral approaches: Study of chemical <strong>and</strong> spectralapproaches to simple molecules of natural origin. Concept of stereoisomerism: Concept of stereoisomerism taking examples of naturalproducts.UNIT IITerpenes: Biogenesis of monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes <strong>and</strong> triterpenoids.Chemistry of at least two medicinally important terpenoids from each class.Irridoids: Chemistry of medicinal important irridoids.UNIT IIICarotenoids: Carotenoids beta-carotenoids, alpha-carotenes, vitamin A, xanthophyllsof medicinal importance.Steroids <strong>and</strong> cardiac glycosides: Utilization of plants as a source of raw material forthe production of steroids, biosynthesis <strong>and</strong> chemistry of diosgenin, sarasapogenin,digitoxin <strong>and</strong> digoxin.UNIT IVAlkaloids: Chemistry <strong>and</strong> biogenesis of atropine <strong>and</strong> related compounds, quinine,reserpine, morphine, papaverine, ephedrine, ergot <strong>and</strong> vinca-alkaloids.Chemistry of antibiotics: Penicillins, streptomycin <strong>and</strong> tetracyclines.Note: Instruction for Examiner:The Semester examination in each theory subject shall be of 50 marks. The examiner will setnine questions. Student will attempt five questions. First question would be of short answertype question covering all four Units (2.5 Marks per Unit) & it would be compulsory. Twoquestions will be set from each unit & out of which c<strong>and</strong>idate will attempt one question. EachQuestion shall be of 10 marks.96

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