CHAMAEROPS SERRATULA
\t͡ʃˈame͡əɹˌɒps sɛɹˈatjʊlə], \tʃˈameəɹˌɒps sɛɹˈatjʊlə], \tʃ_ˈa_m_eə_ɹ_ˌɒ_p_s s_ɛ_ɹ_ˈa_t_j_ʊ_l_ə]\
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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.