chufa Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Pretty cool, xenia has become an object of study for the search of anti cancer drugs. For example: Duh CY, El-Gamal AA, Chiang CY, Chu CJ, Wang SK, Dai CF. Department of Marine Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. yihduh@mail.nsysu.edu.tw Seven new cytotoxic xenicane-type diterpenoids, 9-deoxyxeniloide-E (1), 9-deoxy-7,8-epoxyxeniloide-E (2), xeniolide-G (3), 9-deoxyxenialactol-C (4), xenibecin (5), xeniolide-H (6), and xenitacin (7), were isolated from the methylene chloride solubles of the Formosan soft coral Xenia umbellata. The structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectral analysis, and their cytotoxicity against selected cancer cells was measured in vitro. Link to comment
Korbin Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Finally. I've been waiting for an excuse to taste my xenia. *pulls out a box of triscuits* Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Maybe we're sitting on a gold mine! And we've been flushing this stuff for years! lol Link to comment
Dustin Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 I agree, watch every cancer patient buy a 20 gallon tank and start growing xenia. Link to comment
Crakeur Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 they have tried and will continue to try everything and anything in an attempt to find a treatment or cure for cancer. more important, what was the efficacy? Link to comment
ChrisIsBored Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Where was this information lifted from? A link would be nice. Link to comment
chufa Posted July 2, 2003 Author Share Posted July 2, 2003 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez public government database for research publications Link to comment
Spencerx Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 i read somewhere that they are also using Porcupine puffers for cancer treatment because their blood (i think) has a very powerfull anesthetic that numbs pain. Link to comment
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