According to new research from The University of Nottingham, the chemical compound called capsaicin (responsible for the burning sensation we get from eating chilies) could potentially lead to the next generation of anti-cancer drugs that will kill tumors with less or no side effects.
For the first time, a new study published online in the journal Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications has proven that capsaicin can kill tumor cells by directly targeting their energy source.
The Nottingham study has shown that the family of compounds to which capsaicin belongs, vanilloids, can kill cancer by attacking the mitochondria of the tumour cell, commonly …read more