An experimental drug destroys the Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER) in a line of mammalian liver cells. Which crucial physiological functions will these liver cells fail to execute?
A) Cellular respiration and generation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
B) Synthesis of lipids/steroid hormones and detoxification of drugs/poisons
C) Transcription of messenger RNA from genomic DNA
D) Sorting and modification of complex sugars into glycoproteins