Researchers uncover key trigger for potent cancer-fighting marine product

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The newly discovered SalL enzyme. Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
The newly discovered SalL enzyme. Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography

An unexpected discovery in marine biomedical laboratories at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has led to new, key information about the fundamental biological processes inside a marine organism that creates a natural product currently being tested to treat cancer in humans. The finding could lead to new applications of the natural product in treating human diseases.


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