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Preferred Name

Cisplatin

Definitions
An inorganic and water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts with DNA to produce both intra and interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity of cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in the G2 phase of the cell cycle.
Synonyms
Platinum Diamminodichloride
Platino
Diamminodichloride, Platinum
NSC-119875
Platidiam
cis-Diamminedichloroplatinum(II)
cis-Dichlorodiammineplatinum(II)
cis-Diamminedichloroplatinum
cis-Platinum
cis Platinum
Biocisplatinum
cis Diamminedichloroplatinum
Platinol
Platinum, diamminedichloro-, (SP-4-2)-
Dichlorodiammineplatinum
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