Anybody want to share a bottle of red? A group of Chinese winemakers have claimed the new world record for the worldâs biggest ever bottle of wine. The 15ft high bottle contains an astonishing 1,850 litres of wine, produced by Wang Chen Wines in Liaoning, northern China. Thatâs over three times the amount held by the previous record-holders, Austrian winemakers Kracher, whose bottle held 490 litres of Grande Cuvee TBA NV No.7 2005.
Antimetabolites are a type of chemo drug that interferes with the normal metabolism of cells, which makes them stop growing. Doctors often use them to treat leukemia and cancer in the breasts, ovaries, and intestines. Drugs in this group include 5-fluorouracil, 6-mercaptopurine, cytarabine, gemcitabine, and methotrexate, among many others.
(Science: chemical) a nucleoside that substitutes for thymidine in dna and thus acts as an antimetabolite. It causes breaks in chromosomes and has been proposed as an antiviral and antineoplastic agent. It has been given orphan drug status for use in the treatment of primary brain tumours.