MPSC Rajyaseva 2013 GS Paper 1 — Question 4
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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).
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