Antibody-Cancer Drug Combo Shows Promise Against Aggressive Lymphoma
A cancer-killing compound, called tiancimycin, combined with a cancer-seeking antibody, shows promise against an aggressive type of lymphoma.
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Scientists Discover Key to a Potential Natural Cancer Treatment’s Potency
Scientists have discovered two useful new enzymes which may help them create medicines for cancer and other conditions. The enzymes were found in the Natural Products Discovery Center collection.
Researchers Tether Cancer-Killing Natural Product to Cancer-Targeting Antibodies
A team led by chemistry professor Ben Shen, Ph.D., discovered a potent anti-cancer compound within the institute's natural products collection. It has been connected to a precise cancer-seeking antibody with an innovative linker molecule.
Mining Natural Products Reveals Nature’s Method for Building a Cancer Killer
Enediynes can bind and break DNA, leading to cell death. As a result, they have enormous potential as antibiotics and cancer drugs. A new study reveals how nature assembles them.
Scientists Look to Nature to Discover Method for Installing Sulfur Into Complex Molecules
The natural products collection at Scripps Florida contains hundreds of thousands of organisms available for study. Advance provides new tools for synthetic chemists and biologists looking to probe and modify sulfur-based biochemistry JUPITER, FL—A group of highly reactive compounds called persulfides have provoked great curiosity among biochemists,…
