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A German poet and novelist (1778-1842); born at Ehrenbreitstein. He wrote a "Life of the Virgin Mary", based on alleged revelations. Among the works of his early days are found some gems of lyric poetry; and his dramatic productions- "The Merry Musicians" (1803); "Ponce de Leon" (1804); "The Founding of Prague" (1815)-manifest great power. Some of his minor novels were very successful; among them "The Good Caspar and the Fair Annie" (1817), called by German critics "a masterpiece in miniature". His "Fairy Tales" did not appear till after his death.
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.