Heroin is obtained from plant of family :

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Heroin is obtained from plant of family : (A) Papaveraceae (B) Leguminosae (C) Cruciferae (D) Liliaceae

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Heroin is obtained from the plant of the family Papaveraceae. The isoquinolinic alkaloids present in the family are well known. They are derived from berberine, tetrahydroberberine, protopine and benzophenanthridine in Papaveroideae.

Q. Heroin is obtained from plant of family :

Papaveraceae

Leguminosae

Cruciferae

Liliaceae

Heroin is obtained from the plant of the family Papaveraceae. The isoquinolinic alkaloids present in the family are well known. They are derived from berberine, tetrahydroberberine, protopine and benzophenanthridine in Papaveroideae.