Task for lesson 2

1.     What mineral sources are used to obtain medicines? Give examples.

2.     What are plant sources for obtaining medicines? What are the steps involved in the isolation and purification of drugs?

3.     What animal sources are used to obtain medicines? Give examples.

4.     What marine sources are used to obtain medicines?

5.     What are microbial drug sources? Give examples.

6.     What is organic drug synthesis? What types of chemical reactions are used?

7.     What types of organic synthesis are there? Give them a description.

8.     What are semi-synthetic drug sources?

9.     What are biosynthetic drug sources?