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5th Semester - Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry II 

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Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry II Notes – BPharma 5th Semester Notes

Unit-I: Metabolic Pathways in Higher Plants

  • Basic Metabolic Pathways – Shikimic acid pathway, Acetate pathway, Amino acid pathway

  • Utilization of Radioactive Isotopes – Biogenetic studies of secondary metabolites

Unit-II: Phytochemical Classes & Their Applications

  • Alkaloids – Vinca, Rauwolfia, Belladonna, Opium

  • Phenylpropanoids & Flavonoids – Lignans, Tea, Ruta

  • Steroids, Cardiac Glycosides & Triterpenoids – Liquorice, Dioscorea, Digitalis

  • Volatile Oils – Mentha, Clove, Cinnamon, Fennel, Coriander

  • Tannins – Catechu, Pterocarpus

  • Resins – Benzoin, Guggul, Ginger, Asafoetida, Myrrh, Colophony

  • Glycosides – Senna, Aloes, Bitter Almond

  • Iridoids & Other Terpenoids – Gentian, Artemisia, Taxus, Carotenoids

Unit-III: Isolation, Identification & Analysis of Phytoconstituents

  • Terpenoids – Menthol, Citral, Artemisinin

  • Glycosides – Glycyrrhetinic acid, Rutin

  • Alkaloids – Atropine, Quinine, Reserpine, Caffeine

  • Resins – Podophyllotoxin, Curcumin

Unit-IV: Industrial Production & Utilization of Phytoconstituents

  • Commercial Extraction & Estimation – Forskolin, Sennoside, Artemisinin, Diosgenin, Digoxin, Atropine, Podophyllotoxin, Caffeine, Taxol, Vincristine, Vinblastine

  • Applications in Pharmaceutical & Herbal Drug Industry

Unit-V: Basics of Phytochemistry & Modern Extraction Techniques

  • Advanced Methods of Extraction – Optimizing yield & purity

  • Analytical Techniques – Spectroscopy, Chromatography, Electrophoresis for crude drug isolation & identification

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