BOTANICAL INSECTICIDES
\bətˈanɪkə͡l ˌɪnsˈɛktɪsˌa͡ɪdz], \bətˈanɪkəl ˌɪnsˈɛktɪsˌaɪdz], \b_ə_t_ˈa_n_ɪ_k_əl ˌɪ_n_s_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_s_ˌaɪ_d_z]\
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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.