TITUS CALPURNIUS SICULUS
\tˈa͡ɪtəs kalpˈɜːnɪəs sˈɪkjʊləs], \tˈaɪtəs kalpˈɜːnɪəs sˈɪkjʊləs], \t_ˈaɪ_t_ə_s k_a_l_p_ˈɜː_n_ɪ__ə_s s_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ə_s]\
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A Roman poet; born about 30 A. D.; died about 80 A. D. He appears toward the commencement of Nero's reign with various eclogues and bucolics, palpable imitations of Virgil and of Theocritus, and conceived in a spirit of servile adulation of his imperial master.
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.