KETTLE-BOTTOMED
\kˈɛtə͡lbˈɒtəmd], \kˈɛtəlbˈɒtəmd], \k_ˈɛ_t_əl_b_ˈɒ_t_ə_m_d]\
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(Naut. ) Flat-bottomed.
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.