Penicillamine Is Used to Treat Arthritis

question 33

Multiple Choice

Penicillamine is used to treat arthritis. How many chirality centers are present in penicillamine?

• A)0
• B)1
• C)2
• D)3
• E)more than 3

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Definitions:

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA, located in chromosomes, that determine specific characteristics by coding for proteins.

Traits

Characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that are relatively stable over time and across situations.

Heredity

The transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to offspring through their genes.

Bone Growth

The process by which bones increase in size, which occurs through both the development and hardening of cartilage into bone (ossification) and the addition of bone tissue.