RUSCUS HYPOGLOSSUM
\ɹˈʌskəs hˌa͡ɪpə͡ʊɡlˈɒsəm], \ɹˈʌskəs hˌaɪpəʊɡlˈɒsəm], \ɹ_ˈʌ_s_k_ə_s h_ˌaɪ_p_əʊ_ɡ_l_ˈɒ_s_ə_m]\
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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.