Nankai University uses cheap crops to produce highly effective anticancer drugs

Nankai University uses cheap crops to produce highly effective anticancer drugs

Paclitaxel is the anti-tumor drug of choice for hospitals all over the world. In the international market, the price of a paclitaxel injection is as high as 1,000 yuan, which is several times more expensive than gold.
The yew has long been considered the only raw material for the drug.

But yew is recognized as the world's endangered natural rare plant. Recently, a new technology newly developed by the Fungal Laboratory of the School of Life Sciences of Nankai University, which can produce high-efficiency paclitaxel using cheap crops.
According to Zhu Xudong, the head of the research group, high-purity paclitaxel with a purity of more than 90% can be extracted by means of fungal fermentation using cheap crop products such as bran. The price of paclitaxel produced in this way is only 1/7 of the original price, while greatly reducing the production cost, it also protects the national precious tree species. At present, the project has been supported by the national “863” program key projects, and the research team will further improve the process and lay a good foundation for a large number of production.
Experts predict that soon, cheap and efficient paclitaxel will enter the ordinary people's pharmacy.

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