Nitrites, a Human-Made Preservative for Meats, and Aflatoxin, a Natural

question 177

Multiple Choice

Nitrites, a human-made preservative for meats, and aflatoxin, a natural product produced by the mold Aspergillus, are similar in that

• A) they are converted by the smooth endoplasmic reticulum into a mutagenic substance.
• B) they readily lose an amine group to form a unique nitrogenous base.
• C) their unmethylated cytosine loses its amino group to form uracil.
• D) their thymine bases form covalent bonds with adjacent bases.
• E) ultraviolet light distorts their DNA double helix, which interferes with replication.

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