MATTHIAS CLAUDIUS
\mˈatθi͡əz klˈɔːdɪəs], \mˈatθiəz klˈɔːdɪəs], \m_ˈa_t_θ_iə_z k_l_ˈɔː_d_ɪ__ə_s]\
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A noted German poet; born at Reinfeld, Holstein, Aug. 15, 1740; died at Altona, Jan. 21, 1815. Though his first literary venture, "Trifles and Tales", had little originality, being an imitation of a work by Gerstenberg under a similar title, he is in his later works one of the most original of German authors. His simple ballads, "Join in with Clear and Full Accord"; "O Crown the Bowl"; "Once Lived a Giant Goliath", became popular favorites.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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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.