Piperine,a Major Component of Black Pepper,is Shown Below

question 49

Multiple Choice

Piperine,a major component of black pepper,is shown below.To what class of carboxylic acid derivative does piperine belong?

• A)ester
• B)acyl halide
• C)acid anhydride
• D)amide
• E)nitrile

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Definitions:

Epididymis

A long, coiled tube located at the back of the testes that stores and carries sperm.

Seminal Fluid

A viscous fluid composed of spermatozoa and various secretions from the male reproductive glands, supporting and facilitating sperm mobility.

Seminal Vesicles

Glands located near the prostate in males that produce a significant portion of the fluid constituting semen, providing nutrients and a medium for sperm transport.

Prostate Gland

Gland that surrounds the beginning of the urethra in the male. The secretion of the gland is a milky fluid that is discharged by 20–30 excretory ducts into the prostatic urethra as part of the semen.