Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistryCoordination Compounds1 Mark
Question
The complex used as an anticancer agent is:
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Answer
Cisplatin, or cis$-$diamminedichloroplatinum$(II)[2] \text{(CDDP)}$ is a chemotherapy drug. It was the first member of a class of platinum$-$containing anti-cancer drugs, which now also includes carboplatin and oxaliplatin. These platinum complexes react in vivo, binding to and causing crosslinking of $\text{DNA},$ which ultimately triggers apoptosis $($programmed cell death$).$
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