ALABARCHES
\ˌaləbˈaət͡ʃɪz], \ˌaləbˈaətʃɪz], \ˌa_l_ə_b_ˈa_ə_tʃ_ɪ_z]\
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[Gr.] perhaps more properly Arabarches. The chief magistrate of the Jews at Alexandria.
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.