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Agriculture · Q256

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 256

Q256

The neurotoxin present in Lathyrus is

A.
OBAA
B.
BOAA
Answer
C.
BAOO
D.
AOBO

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The neurotoxin present in Lathyrus is BOAA.
Lathyrism, a paralytic disease is caused by the extensive use of seeds of Lathyrus sativus. A nonprotein amino acid, P-N-Oxalylamino-L-alanine (BOAA) present in these seeds is found to be responsible for this effect.
Some of these amino acids and their amine derivatives are neurotoxic to both humans and animals.