Malignant lymphocytes of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia can be treated with injections of bacterial asparaginase because
A) the levels of asparagine in malignant cells is too high.
B) this reduces the levels of asparagine in blood plasma and that starves malignant cells.
C) this increases the levels of asparagine in blood plasma and this promotes destruction of malignant cells.
D) the levels of asparagine in malignant cells is too low.
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