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Coca alkaloid or cocaine is obtained from
BiologyHuman Health and DiseasesNEETNEET 2019 (Odisha)
Options:
  • A Papaver somniferum
  • B Atropa belladonna
  • C Erythroxylum coca
  • D Datura
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Erythroxylum coca
Coca alkaloid or cocaine is obtained from coca plant Erythroxylum coca, native to South America. It interferes with the transport of the neurotransmitter dopamine.

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