Its therapeutic effect was first serendipitously discovered in the early 1960s, when scientists found that the electrodes they were using caused E. coli cells to elongate without dividing.  
This square planar compound preferentially reacts with nitrogen seven of two adjacent guanine nucleotides on the same DNA strand, leading to the inhibition of DNA repair and cell death.  Its therapeutic effect was first serendipitously discovered in the early 1960s, when scientists found that the electrodes they were using caused E. coli cells to elongate without dividing.  FTP, identify this anticancer agent, whose two chloride ligands are replaced by water molecules in its active form and also contains a central platinum ion.
This square planar compound preferentially reacts with nitrogen seven of two adjacent guanine nucleotides on the same DNA strand, leading to the inhibition of DNA repair and cell death.  
cisplatin or cis-diamminedichloroplatinum