Quinine

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the chemical name?Quinine
2. What is the primary pharmacological action?Antimalarial, antipyretic
3. What is quinine and where does it come from?Quinine is a medicine made from the bark of Cinchona trees, which grow in South America. It helps fight malaria.
4. How does quinine help stop malaria?Quinine stops the malaria parasite inside red blood cells from getting rid of a toxic substance called heme, which kills the parasite.

Alkaloid: A naturally occurring organic compound, typically containing nitrogen, often with physiological effects.
Intraerythrocytic Stage: The phase of the malaria parasite's life cycle that occurs inside red blood cells.
Stereoisomer: Molecules that have the same molecular formula and connectivity but differ in the spatial arrangement of their atoms.
Antipyretic: A substance that reduces fever.