Warburg effect: Sugar-tagging helps drug compounds to target human prostate cancer cells

(Far Eastern Federal University) Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), together with German and Russian colleagues, have developed a lead compound to fight chemotherapy-resistant prostate cancer. The original design comes out as scientists combine biologically active molecules from the chemically modified pigment of sea urchins with glucose molecules to deliver the active drug substance inward the tumor cells. A related article recently was published in Marine Drugs.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news