Plant Products
Plant Products is a Science & Technology concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2013, 2016). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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वरीलपैकी कोणती/कोणत्या प्रजाती कर्करोगावर उपचारासाठी वापरण्यात येणारे 'टॅक्सॉल' हे रसायन काढण्यासाठी वापरली जाते/वापरल्या जातात ? / Which species is/are used for the isolation of 'taxol' which is used for the treatment of cancer ?
(a)विलो वनस्पती / Willow plant
(b)यू वृक्ष / Yew tree
(c)डॉंग फिश / Dog fish
(d)वाईन (ॲंसिस्ट्रोकलडस कोरुपेनीस) / Wine (Ancistrocladus korupenis)
(e)बेडूक (एपिडोबेटिकस ट्रायकलर) / Frog (Epidobates tricolor)
Taxol is a potent anticancer drug that is naturally extracted from the bark of the Pacific Yew tree (Taxus brevifolia).
इसबगोल जे की पोटाच्या विकारांवर वापरले जाते कोणत्या वनस्पतीपासून प्राप्त केले जाते ? Isabgol that is used in stomach disorders is obtained from
Isabgol, widely used as a dietary fiber supplement and remedy for constipation, is derived from the seeds of the Plantago ovata plant.