Question

Which one of the following is a latex based alkaloid?

• A. Atropine from Atropa
• B. Ephedrine from Ephedra
• C. Daturine from Datura
• D. Morphine from opium

Answer 1

The correct option is D Morphine from opium

Morphine is an opioid analgesic drug. It is the main psychoactive chemical in opium. In medicine, morphine is used in management of severe pain. Like other opioids, such as oxycodone, hydromorphone and heroin, morphine acts directly on the central nervous system (CNS) to relieve pain. Morphine is the most abundant opiate found in opium, the dried latex from unripe seedpods of Papaver somniferum (the opium poppy).

Thus, the correct answer is option D.