Descriptive
Question Bank
Alkaloids and Biosynthesis
Difficult
1.
Discuss Opium with respect to collection, preparation,
chemical constituents, uses and different types.
2.
Diagrammatically represent life cycle of Ergot and outline
biosynthesis of Lysergic acid.
3.
Write biological source, chemical constituents with
structure of constituent responsible for the activity of crude drugs containing
tropane nucleus. Write chemical test used to detect Tropane nucleus.
4.
Outline the general method of extraction of alkaloids write
the principal involved at every step. Give biological sources of any two amino
alkaloids.
Easy and Moderate
1.
Give an account of any two drugs containing Purine
alkaloids.
2.
Write a short note on any two drugs containing
Pyridine-Piperidine.
3.
Discuss morphology, microscopy & chemical constituents
of a drug used as antihypertensive.
4.
Discuss collection, chemical constituents, uses, source
& chemical test of a crude drug used as antimalarial.
5.
Define the following with suitable examples
·
True alkaloids
·
Pseudoalkaloids
·
Proto alkaloids
·
Glycoalkaloid
6.
Give a detailed account of isolation of piperine.
7.
Kurchi is a recurved bark-Justify on basis of morphology
& microscopy of the bark.
Standardization of herbal drugs using various marker
compounds
Difficult
1.
Discuss, with suitable examples, various chromatographic
techniques used for the standardization
of crude drugs.
Easy and Moderate
1.
Discuss stability testing of herbal medicines with suitable
examples.
2.
Enumerate with suitable examples different kind of marker
compounds & their role in standardization.
3.
Discuss challenges involved in standardization of crude
drugs.
4.
What are factors affecting stability of herbal products? Why
is stability testing of herbal drugs important?
Steroidal and Triterpenoidal Glycosides
1.
Give biological source, chemistry and
commercial applications of Dioscorea
2.
Give biological source, cultivation,
chemistry and any two marketed formulations of a cardenolide.
3.
Write an account of extraction,
identification and analysis of any one constituent of liquorice.
4.
Classify cardiac glycoside with
suitable examples. Write a note on cultivation, collection and uses of Squill.
5.
Diosgenin is commercially
important phytoconstituent; justify.
6.
Give biological source and
chemistry of
a. A drug used as brain tonic in Indian traditional medicine
b. A pentacyclic triterpenoid drug used as expectorant and demulcent.
7. Discuss chemistry and therapeutic uses of (Give chemical structure
of two phytoconstituents of each drug)
a.
Ginseng
b.
Asparagus
Detailed study of Flavonoids and Coumarins
1.
Classify flavonoids (Draw the
chemical skeleton of each subclass). Write a note on biopotential of orange
peel.
2.
Write source and chemistry of
a.
A drug used in vitiligo
b.
A phenylpropanoid used as
anticancer
3.
Write a note on Soyabean and
Rutin
Regulatory Issues - ASU formulations, patent and proprietary
medicine and Phytopharmaceuticals
1.
Differentiate between patent
and proprietary medicines. Write a note on ASU regulations.
2.
Write a note on schedule T
& Y.
3.
What are phytopharmaceuticals?
Write a note on regulations of phytopharmaceuticals.
Study of herbal formulations & Ayurvedic formulations
1.
Discuss a novel herbal
formulation with suitable example.
2.
With two suitable examples
explain the detoxification of ayurvedic drugs.
3.
With two suitable examples
explain the detoxification of ayurvedic drugs.
4.
Give an account of regulatory
issues for ASU formulations.
5.
Give an account of liquid oral
ayurvedic formulations.
Glycoprotein
Easy and Moderate
1.
What are glycoproteins? Give
its applications. Discuss pea with respect to glycoproteins present in it.
Difficult
1.
Give an account on Castor as a
glycoprotein.
Glycosides
Easy and Moderate
1.
Discuss in detail pharmacognosy
of Senna.
2.
Write a short note on – Isothiocyanate glycosides.
3.
Write a short note on – Cyanogenetic glycosides.
4.
Give a detailed account on -Aloe.
Difficult
1.
Explain the method of
isolation of Aloe emodin. Enumerate the biosynthesis of amygdaline.
Interactions
with DONO
Easy and Moderate
1.
Explain in brief characterization of Citral using
spectroscopic techniques.
2.
Write a short note on -Spectroscopic characterization of
Gallic acid.
Monograph
of herbal drugs & excipients in Indian Pharmacopoeia
Easy and Moderate
1.
Discuss the representative monograph of any one herbal drug
as per Indian Pharmacopoeia.
2.
Discuss the representative
monograph of any one herbal excipient as per Indian Pharmacopoeia.
Difficult
1.
Compare the herbal drug
monograph of any two Pharmacopoeia.
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