AIIMS2015BotanyBiomolecules (B)
Match Column - I with Column - II and select the correct option from codes given below.
Options
- AA - (iv), B -( iii ), C - (i), D - (ii)
- BA - (ii), B - (iv), C - (i), D - (iii)
- CA - (iii), B - (i), C - (iv), D - (ii)
- DA - (i), B - (ii), C - (iii), D - (iv)
Correct answer
C. A - (iii), B - (i), C - (iv), D - (ii)
Step-by-step solution
Carotenoids are a group of yellow, brown to reddish pigments. These are of two types - carotenes and xanthophylls, and serve as accessory photosynthetic pigments. Abrin and ricin are natural protein toxins isolated from plant seeds i.e., they are phytotoxins. Concanavalin A is a lectin (carbohydratebinding protein) originally extracted from the jack-bean, Canavalia ensiformis. Morphine and codeine are the alkaloids derived from opium, and are called as opioid narcotics.