Multiple choice

Protein synthesis in its intial stages is inhibited by

  1. Aurin

  2. Aurintricarboxylic acid

  3. Brilliant Blue

  4. Brilliant Green

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) is a form of dye that is used to inhibit protein biosynthesis in its initial stages. Nominally, it is used in biological experiments as a protein inhibitor, and as an ammonium salt (known as aluminon) it is used as a reagent to estimate  aluminium in water, biological tissue and foods.