The Anticancer Drug Cisplatin Disrupts

question 45

Multiple Choice

The anticancer drug cisplatin disrupts:

• A) histone binding to DNA.
• B) supercoiling of DNA.
• C) chromatin-DNA binding.
• D) replication and transcription.
• E) None of the above.

---

Definitions:

Lead(II) Nitrate

A white to colorless crystalline chemical compound used in making other lead compounds and some pyrotechnics.

Sodium Chloride

A white crystalline compound known as table salt, widely used in food seasoning and preservation; its chemical formula is NaCl.

Lead(II) Chloride

A chemical compound with the formula PbCl2, known for its white crystalline appearance and poor solubility in water.

Saturated Solution

A solution that contains the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved in a solvent at a given temperature and pressure.