Eptaplatin

**Semantic type:** Organic Chemical|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A platinum-based compound with alkylating activity. Eptaplatin induces pt-DNA adducts and DNA crosslinks, thereby resulting in an inhibition of cellular proliferation.

**Synonyms:** - Cis-((4R,5R)-2-Isopropyl-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-bis(methylamine)-N,N')(malonato(2-)-O,O')platinum - EPTAPLATIN - Heptaplatin - Heptaplatin - SKI 2053R - SKI-2053R - SKI2053R - Sunpla - [SP-4-2-[4R-(2a,4a,5b)]]-[2-(1-Methylethyl)-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-dimethanamine-N,N'][propanedioato(2-)-O,O']-platinum