Select the Incorrect Statement About Vaults

question 127

Multiple Choice

Select the incorrect statement about vaults.

• A) They may play a role in drug resistance.
• B) Their shape resembles hexagonal barrels.
• C) They are larger than ribosomes.
• D) They are organelles.
• E) They are not visible by ordinary staining techniques.

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Definitions:

Mechanism

Describes the step-by-step sequence of elementary reactions by which overall chemical change occurs.

Racemic

Referring to a mixture of equal amounts of two enantiomers of a chiral molecule.

Hydride Shift

A rearrangement reaction where a hydride ion (H-) moves from one carbon atom to another within a molecule, often observed in carbocation rearrangements.

Iodobutane

An organic compound with the formula C4H9I, characterized as a butane molecule where one hydrogen atom has been replaced by an iodine atom.