PERCHLOROETHYLENE
\pɜːklˌɔːɹə͡ʊˈɛθɪlˌiːn], \pɜːklˌɔːɹəʊˈɛθɪlˌiːn], \p_ɜː_k_l_ˌɔː_ɹ_əʊ_ˈɛ_θ_ɪ_l_ˌiː_n]\
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A chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an industrial solvent and cooling liquid in electrical transformers. It is a potential carcinogen.
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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.