MANCHINEEL TREE
\mˈant͡ʃɪnˌiːl tɹˈiː], \mˈantʃɪnˌiːl tɹˈiː], \m_ˈa_n_tʃ_ɪ_n_ˌiː_l t_ɹ_ˈiː]\
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(Bot.) Hippomane mancanilla, ord. Euphorbiaceae of W. Indies and Trop. America ; one of the most poisonous of all vegetable productions ; a drop of its white juice, used for arrows, will burn the skin. A large handsome tree, its wood valuable.
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.