Um raro composto vegetal que combate o câncer foi decodificado
Cientistas da UBC Okanagan descobriram como as plantas produzem mitrafilina, um composto natural raro com potencial anticancerígeno promissor. A equipe identificou duas enzimas que trabalham juntas para construir a estrutura torcida incomum da molécula, resolvendo um...
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Fonte: Science Daily
Scientists at UBC Okanagan have uncovered how plants produce mitraphylline, a rare natural compound with promising anti cancer potential. The team identified two enzymes that work together to build the molecule’s unusual twisted structure, solving a mystery that had puzzled researchers for years. Because mitraphylline appears only in tiny amounts in tropical plants like kratom and cat’s claw, the discovery could make it far easier to produce sustainably in the future.
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