PYROTECHNIA
\pˌa͡ɪɹə͡ʊtˈɛkniə], \pˌaɪɹəʊtˈɛkniə], \p_ˌaɪ_ɹ_əʊ_t_ˈɛ_k_n_i__ə]\
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The scientific use of fire; especially, among the older chemical writers, the application of dry heat.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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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.