@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-134-7-1977, author = "Lakshmi, V. V. and Sridhar, Padma and Khan, Badar Taqui and Polasa, H.", title = "Mixed-Ligand Complexes of Platinum(II) as Curing Agents for pBR322 and pBR329 (ColE1) Plasmids in Escherichia coli", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1988", volume = "134", number = "7", pages = "1977-1981", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-134-7-1977", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-134-7-1977", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "The mixed-ligand complexes of platinum(II) [Pt(Gly)(uracil)Cl2].H2O and [Pt(His)(adenine)]-Cl.2H2O eliminated multicopy plasmids with the ColE1 origin of replication in Escherichia coli with 100% frequency. However, plasmids of the IncF1, H1 and X groups were totally refractory to these agents under similar conditions.", }