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- From: richter@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (C. Richter)
- Subject: Re: Cocaine: Coca vs. Cocoa?
- Message-ID: <BzvIzn.3nA@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>
- Organization: UTCS Public Access
- References: <9212251903.AA21193@net.bio.net>
- Distribution: bionet
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 15:57:22 GMT
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- In article <9212251903.AA21193@net.bio.net> preissj@CLVAX1.CL.MSU.EDU ("J Preiss--Seq Anal") writes:
- >And now for something completely different; Cocaine!
- >
- > I don't work in this area, so I figured a note to the net would be the
- >easiest way to get an easy answer on this question raised by recent
- >discussions with a friend who is begrudgingly recovering from cocaine
- >adiction.
- >
- >What species is cocaine made from and what is the relationship of this plant
- >to the plant that chocolate is made from?
-
- Cocaine comes from coca (Erythroxylon coca) and chocolate comes from cacao
- (Theobroma cacao).
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