News From The American Chemical Society March 26, 2008

First evidence that blocking key energy protein kills cancer cellsResearchers in Taiwan report for the first time that blocking a key energy-supplying protein kills cancer cells. The finding, described as the first to test possible medical uses of so-called ATP-synthase inhibitors, may lead to new and more effective anti-cancer medications, according to their report, which is scheduled for the April 4 issue of ACS’ monthly Journal of Proteome Research.

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Filed under: Biology on April 2nd, 2008