VPT-0150
QUESTION
Most of the toxic principles of vegetable origin are?
OPTIONS
(A) Lecithins
(B) Pectins
(C) Alkaloids
(D) Glycosides
ANSWER
(D) Glycosides
EXPLANATION
Glycosides are major toxic principles of many poisonous plants and can release active aglycones after enzymatic or digestive hydrolysis. Lecithins and pectins are not the predominant toxic principles in this context, while alkaloids represent another important but not the keyed group.
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