Question

Assertion: Disintegration of cells is performed using gentle chemical, physical and enzymatic methods.
Reason: Product of interest must not be damaged during cell disintegration.

• A. [A] is true and [R] is false.
• B. [A] is false and [R] is true .
• C. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is a correct explanation to [A].
• D. Both [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct explanation to [A].

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is a correct explanation to [A].

The goal of cell disintegration is to get the desired product out of cells without any damage to its structure and biological activity. To achieve this, various methods are developed to disintegrate cells. These include physical, chemical and enzymatic disruption which are aimed at causing minimal damage to the product.