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The first glycoside ever identified was amygdalin, by the French chemists Pierre Robiquet and Antoine Boutron-Charlard, in which year?

Correct answer(s):
    • 1830

Digitalis, commonly called foxgloves, is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous perennial plants, shrubs, and biennials. The term digitalis is also used for drug preparations that contain glycosides, particularly one called digoxin, extracted from various plants of this genus. What type of glycosides exist in Digitalis?

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    • Cardiac glycosides

“Why didn’t you tell me there was danger? Why didn’t you warn me? Ladies know what to guard against, because they read novels that tell them of these tricks; but I never had the chance of discovering in that way; and you did not help me!” – A quote by whom?

Correct answer(s):
    • Thomas Hardy

“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise” – A quote by whom?

Correct answer(s):
    • Benjamin Franklin