JACQUES AMYOT
\ʒˈak ˈamɪˌɒt], \ʒˈak ˈamɪˌɒt], \ʒ_ˈa_k ˈa_m_ɪ__ˌɒ_t]\
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A French author (1513-93), famous for his translations from the Greek, which, owing to their elegant style, are considered classical literature. They are: the "Theagenes and Chariclea" of Heliodorus: "Seven Books of Diodorus Siculus"; the "Daphnis and Chloe" of Longus; the "Parallel Lives" and the "Morals" of Plutarch. The most noteworthy among these is the translation of "Plutarch's Lives", which was used by Corneille as a source for his antique tragedies, and by Shakespeare "in its English version by Sir Thomas North" for some of his plays.
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.