Cisplatin (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II») is widely used in the treatment of testicular and ovarian cancers. A number of biological and biochemical results indicate that the reaction of cisplatin with DNA is responsible for the cytotoxic action of this drug. The effect of platinum compounds on the conformation and stability of DNA has been investigated and several platinum-DNA adducts have been identified in vitro and in vivo. Preliminary experiments have quantified the effect of these different lesions on DNA replication, their capacity to induce mutations and their susceptibility to DNA repair processes. Additional DNA damage may be created by platinum(IV) compounds, perhaps during their reduction to platinum(II) compounds by the cell.
The lower CC value for the pitcher is in agreement with the concept of low marginal cost for carnivory relative to conventional autotrophy. The poor explanatory power of N, P or N : P ratio with CC suggests that factors other than production of expensive photosynthetic machinery (which calls for a high N input), including concentrations of lignin, wax/lipids or osmoregulatory ions like K(+), may give a better explanation of the CC variation across Nepenthes species.
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