Question

Cisplatin an antitumor drug interact with DNA____________

A) Intercalating mode
B) As alkylating agent
C) As chain cutter
D) All of these

Answer 1

B) As alkylating agent

Answer 2

B

Step-by-step explanation:

An alkylating agent adds an alkyl group to the DNA strand of a specific cell group highly prone to being cancerous. This action is exactly what Cisplatin does by disrupting DNA replication (mitosis) for cancerous cells by inserting itself into a DNA strand.