About Lesson
Economic Importance of Plant Nitrogenous Excretory Waste Products
|
Waste |
Function |
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Tannins |
Treatment of leather. |
|
Caffeine |
Mild stimulant |
|
Quinine |
Treatment of malaria |
|
Cocaine |
Local anaesthesia |
|
Nicotine |
Manufacture of insecticides and drugs |
|
Rubber |
Manufacture of shoes, tyres and chewing gum. |
|
Papain |
Meat tenderizer |
|
Colchicine |
Cancer therapy |
|
Heroine |
Narcotic drug |
|
Morphine |
Painkiller |
|
Strychnine |
Pesticide, particularly to kill rats |
|
Gum (Arabica) |
Used in food processing. Used in printing industry |
