A tropical fruit contains a molecule that can help fight Liver cancer – And Scientist It turns out how to make it.
Leaves and bark of a guava fruit Opponents are inflammatoryAntibacterial and Even anti -cancer properties,
According to the research by William Chen, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Bio Chemistry of Delaware University, and his laboratory, who found a molecule in tropical fruit Can help fight cancer related to liver,
Research published in journal Applied chemistry Guava is a way to develop a synthetic form of molecule that is known to fight these deadly cancer.
Using a procedure called natural product total synthesis, scientists have invented a route that uses widely available Chemical To repeat the molecules found in the plant.
There are about 6,600 new liver cancer cases in Britain every year – it is 18 every day. According to Cancer Research UK, there can be about 9,700 new cases of liver cancer by 2040.
But only 8 percent of people with liver cancer survive for 10 years or more.
Symptoms like jaundice, itchy skin, loss of appetite, fatigue, flu and a lump on the right side of the abdomen are indications of liver cancer according to NHS.
Currently liver cancer is treated using a combination of surgery, Chemotherapy And heat to destroy cancer – is known as thermal ablation, targeted drugs and radiotherapy. But it depends on the size and type of liver cancer.
However, synthetic molecules can open doors for more effective and cheap treatment.
Professor Chen said, “Most clinically approved drugs are either made from a natural product or based on one,” said Professor Chen Science daily,
He said, “But there are not enough natural resources to do enough treatment. Now chemists will be able to take our manuscripts and basically follow our ‘recipe’ and they can make it themselves,” he said.
Studies authors say they are the first chemist to pave the way to create methods.
Liam O’gardi, a doctoral student and first writer of the article in the chain lab, said, “We entered that unknown area, I think we thought that we can help us highlight this unknown route that can bring us there. And I think it’s a good part.”
The team is working with the National Cancer Institute in the next stages for this process and can guava molecule be effective in fighting other types of cancer.