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Introduction to Natural Products Chemistry Quiz

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What is the aim of the Natural Products Chemistry course?

To focus on the biosynthesis of synthetic products

To provide an introduction to the broad field of Natural Products Chemistry (correct)

To extract, isolate, and purify simple products derived from animals

To review the major classes of synthetic compounds

What makes natural products different from synthetic chemicals?

Synthetic chemicals are derived from plants, fungi, and bacteria

Synthetic chemicals undergo addition, subtraction, substitution, and rearrangements

Natural products are produced by the use of chemically reactive reagents

Natural products are made by enzymes which can be much more selective (correct)

What are the sources of chemical compounds for natural products?

Cells of organisms - plants, fungi, bacteria, insects, animals (correct)

Synthetic chemical reagents

Artificially engineered microorganisms

Chemical precursors derived from inorganic sources

Which compounds are included in the biosynthesis knowledge covered in the course?

Terpenes, steroids, alkaloids, and flavonoids Signup and view all the answers

How are synthetic chemicals typically made?

By the use of chemically reactive reagents Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary way in which two isoprene molecules link to form terpenes?

Head-to-Tail individual isoprene units join head-to-tail with an extra bond Signup and view all the answers

Which type of terpene is formed from six isoprene units?

Triterpene Signup and view all the answers

Which compound is NOT a triterpene?

Tau-limonene Signup and view all the answers

Which compound can be found in rose and other flowers?

Geraniol Signup and view all the answers

What is the common name for the compound CH3 CH CH3 CH3, found in oil of cloves?

Caryophyllene Signup and view all the answers