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    Demonstrate understanding of the chemistry used in the development of a current technology In this assessment I have chosen to research pharmaceuticals as a material that has been developed in the last twenty years. This is a report that will demonstrate my understanding of the chemistry of the material. In this report I shall include the historical development, the properties of the material that makes it useful to society, whether there was experimentation or discoveries that led to its development

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    Separation Of Caffeine

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    Alkaloids occur naturally and considered an organic compound that provides many benefits for both humans and animals. Nevertheless, alkaloids embrace caffeine as a member of the family, which exists in many natural drinks and manufactured drinks. Furthermore, the extraction of caffeine was done through the previous experiment in which boiling water and dichloromethane separated the organic layer and sodium carbonate worked on excluding the Tannins acid. Later on, caffeine was completely extracted

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    found that opium with the alkaloid removed had no effect on animals, but the alkaloid itself had 10 times the power of processed opium. He named that substance morphine, after Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams, for its tendency to cause sleep” (Medicine). Morphine, according to Pharmacology Examination & Board Review, is defined as an “Opioid analgesic prototype: strong mu receptor agonist” and it belongs to a classification of drugs that is “derived from the alkaloids of the opium poppy and includes

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    cane, tumeric, coffee and vanilla and nuts including Brazil nuts and cashews. The rainforest also provides medical benefits. Since the rainforest plants are rich in secondary metabolites, particularly alkaloids. Biochemists believe alkaloids protect plants from disease and insect attacks. Many alkaloids from higher plants have proven to be of medicinal value and benefit. With the loss of rainforest, 25% of medical ingrediants would vanish. Deforestation can A drought is an extended period of dry weather

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    Essay on Opium (Papaver somniferum)

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    There are manufactured alkaloid derivatives that include dihydromorphine, dihydrocodeine and heroin. The alkaloids can be of two different types. One type acts on the nervous system and are addictive to the human body. The other form is not addicting and instead relax muscle groups. Papaver Somniferum has been used

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    Argument Analysis Essay

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    Analysis statistics show that the proportion of individuals affected by obesity is growing every day. Individuals are spending millions of dollars on diet pills and urge for food suppressants. Analysis exhibits this can burn a large 80 calories a day! It's believed the antioxidant catechins in green tea increase the metabolism and help burn fat. Lots of diet pills that work fast for women products promise results overnight. But alli relies on good issues like onerous work, sensible decisions, and

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    Phytochemical Studies of Cassia fistula Bark and Leaves Acetone Extracts and FTIR analysis. Rakhi Mandloi1, Prakash Solanki1*, Ravin Chouhan1 and Mahesh Baviskar2. 1 Govt. Holkar Science College, Indore Madhya Pradesh ( India ) 452017. 2 Govt. P.G. College, Sendhwa District Barwani, Madhya Pradesh ( India ) 45166. *Corresponding author 427, Shiv City behind IPS Academy, Indore Madhya Pradesh (India) 452012. Email- drprakash3378@rediffail.mail,com

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    accidently ingested the substance and discovered its potency. Rewind nine years: Albert Hofman has just finished the experiments for his doctoral degree, at the age of 23. He began work as a natural products chemist in Basel. He worked on ergot alkaloids, substances produced by the ergot fungus that infects grain. These substances occur naturally, making studying them less expensive. Ergot extracts had been used for hundreds of years by midwifes to stop

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    Dew, Gatorade, coffee, etc. Drink too much will affect our body. It will cheer you up, but somehow still will destroy your body. Addicted to caffeine may cause blood glucose, Insulin Resistance and Muscle, Skeletal disease. Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound, but also a central nervous system stimulant, and can be very beneficial to human health if ingested, appropriately. However, if excessive intake of caffeine, not only would not play its fundamental role, but will cause health problem, also

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    Kratom Effects

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    dose-dependent, lower doses produce a stimulating effect, while in larger doses acts similar to an opioid-like effect. M. speciosa is made up of more than 25 alkaloids that vary in specific composition depending on the plant’s geographical location. “ Structurally similar to yohimbe, mitragynine is the most abundant of these alkaloids and is thought to be primarily responsible for Kratom’s opioid-like effects” (Rosenbaum et al., 2012, p. 22). A cross-sectional survey of 136 Malaysian Kratom users

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