Ricin is made from castor beans and is a strong toxin which:
A) removes an adenine from 28S rRNA.
B) glycosylates tRNA.
C) inhibits protein synthesis initiation.
D) blocks the A binding site.
E) coats the mRNA.

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Ricin inactivates ribosomes by removing an adenine from the 28S rRNA, which is a part of the ribosomal RNA in eukaryotes, thereby inhibiting protein synthesis.

Ricin Is Made from Castor Beans and Is a Strong