Consumption of Tomatoes and Tomato Sauce May Reduce the Incidence

question 72

True/False

Consumption of tomatoes and tomato sauce may reduce the incidence of prostate cancer.

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Carbons

Carbon atoms that are attached to four different groups, making them stereocenters leading to chiral molecules.

Cis-1,2-dimethylcyclopentane

A cyclopentane molecule with two methyl groups attached to adjacent carbon atoms in the same plane.

Trans-1,3-dimethylcyclopentane

A cyclopentane molecule with methyl groups at the 1 and 3 positions, oriented across from each other.

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other and have different physical properties.