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1. /ak/ The mnemonic for the ACKnowledgecharacter, ASCII code 6.2. A message transmitted to indicate thatsome data has been received correctly. Typically, if thesender does not receive the ACK message after somepredetermined time, or receives a NAK, the original datawill be sent again.
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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.