ATROPA
\atɹˈə͡ʊpə], \atɹˈəʊpə], \a_t_ɹ_ˈəʊ_p_ə]\
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By Robley Dunglison
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[Gr.] (Bot.) A gen. of plants, ord. Solanaceae. A. belladonna, the deadly nightshade, is a tall shrubby plant, with large egg-shaped entire leaves, dull purple bell-shaped flowers, and shining black berries ; it is very poisonous, and is employed in medicine.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.