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Diphtheria Toxin Is Extremely Potent and Only a Few Micrograms

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Diphtheria toxin is extremely potent and only a few micrograms cause death.What is its mechanism of action?


A) It inhibits f-Met-tRNAimet binding.
B) It inhibits translocation of peptidyl-tRNA.
C) It is an enzyme and can catalytically modify a number of GTP-dependent enzymes.
D) It catalyzes inactivation of 28S tRNA.

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