Why Are Plants a Good Source of Potential Drug Compounds

question 19

Multiple Choice

Why are plants a good source of potential drug compounds?

• A)Because there are thousands of different plants with thousands of different chemicals in them.
• B)Because natural products are much more effective than synthetic products.
• C)Because it is far cheaper to grow chemical compounds in a plant than it is to synthesize them in the laboratory.
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

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