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Study of several dozen compounds based on a fungal chemical shows potent anti-tumor activity

by Anne Trafton, phys.org last modified 02-27-13 06:48 AM
Study of several dozen compounds based on a fungal chemical shows potent anti-tumor activity

MIT chemists designed many variants of epipolythiodiketopiperazine (ETP) alkaloids and tested them for anticancer activity. A representative ETP structure is shown. Credit: Researchers

Inspired by a chemical that fungi secrete to defend their territory, MIT chemists have synthesized and tested several dozen compounds that may hold promise as potential cancer drugs.  More...

http://phys.org/news/2013-02-dozen-compounds-based-fungal-chemical.html

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