BIOL741: NATURAL COMPOUNDS

FACULTY OF HEALTH AND

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE

BIOL741: NATURAL COMPOUNDS

2020, Sem 2

Assignment TWO

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1. Discuss what is meant by ‘chemovar’ with respect to cannabis plant. 275words

2. Discuss what forms of cannabis can be used to treat chronic pain. 275 words

3. Compare and contrast medicinal cannabis from recreational cannabis. 275 words

4. Discuss a case study in which a green extraction technique was used to extract a natural compound. Explain the reasons why the method is considered green. 275 words

5. Discuss the reasons behind using trituration to isolate curcumin from Turmeric in your lab experiment. 275 words

6. Natural compounds can be isolated from natural sources, but quite often synthetic chemists are still required to synthesise natural compounds. Discuss the role of synthetic chemistry in natural compound developments. 275 words

7. In session 5 of your lab experiments, you synthesised Methyl Salicylate using salicylic acid powder. Suggest a reason why the ester was washed with 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate instead of distilled water during the washing steps of the experiment. 275 words

8. Discuss toxicity-related issues around the use of medicinal herbs and highlights the important challenges associated with effective monitoring of their safety. 275 words