SELECTIVE
\sɪlˈɛktɪv], \sɪlˈɛktɪv], \s_ɪ_l_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_v]\
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tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown
By Princeton University
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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.