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Cancer
New data from Hong Kong Polytechnic University illuminate research in cancer
June 4th, 2009
According to a study from Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, "A series of 2,6-dimethoxylpyridinyl phosphine oxides have been synthesized and examined for their antitumor activity. 2,6-Dimethoxy-3-phenyl-4-diphenylphosphinoylpyridine 2 has been employed as the lead compound for this study." "We found out that the presence of phosphine oxide on the 2,6-dimethoxylpyridine ring is important for the antitumor activity; the presence of bromine on this core leads to a further enhancement of its antitumor activity," wrote K.H. Lam and colleagues, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The researchers concluded: "This is the first reported work on the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-04)
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