Q. A material, which arrests cell division, is obtained from

A) $Crocus$
B) $Colchicum$
C) $Dalbergia$
D) $Chrysanthemum$
Explanation

Colchicine is an antimitotic drug (alkaloid) which is obtained from $Colchicum\$(family-Liliaceae). It binds to one tubulin molecule and prevents its polymerization. The depolymerisation of tubulin result in disappearance of mitotic spindle blocking the cell’s mitotic chromosomal division at metaphase and anaphase.

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