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  1. bioscience
    any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
    Dr Mylne and Professor David Craik from UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience unpicked the way sunflower seeds assemble protein rings, one of which has previously demonstrated potential as a drug for cancer.
  2. protein
    an organic compound essential to living cells
    Cancer Drug Found Hiding In Sunflower Seed Protein, Australia
    Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
    Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry
    Article Date: 21 Mar 2011 - 2:00 PDT

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    UQ scientists have found sunflower proteins and their processing machinery are hijacked to make rogue protein rings in a disco...
  3. sunflower
    any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
    Cancer Drug Found Hiding In Sunflower Seed Protein, Australia
    Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
    Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry
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    UQ scientists have found sunflower proteins and their processing machinery are hijacked to make rogue protein rings in a disco...
  4. oncology
    the study and treatment of tumors
    Cancer Drug Found Hiding In Sunflower Seed Protein, Australia
    Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
    Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry
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    UQ scientists have found sunflower proteins and their processing machinery are hijacked to make rogue protein rings in a disco...
  5. biochemistry
    the study of substances and processes inside living things
    Cancer Drug Found Hiding In Sunflower Seed Protein, Australia
    Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
    Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry
    Article Date: 21 Mar 2011 - 2:00 PDT

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    UQ scientists have found sunflower proteins and their processing machinery are hijacked to make rogue protein rings in a disco...
  6. enzyme
    a complex protein produced by cells that acts as a catalyst
    SFTI can be used in its natural form to block breast cancer enzymes, and in a modified form to block enzymes associated with other types of cancer.
  7. therapeutic
    tending to cure or restore to health
    Now, Dr Mylne hopes his research has uncovered another use for these plants through the manufacture of cheap therapeutic drugs.
  8. hijack
    take arbitrarily or by force
    Cancer Drug Found Hiding In Sunflower Seed Protein, Australia
    Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
    Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry
    Article Date: 21 Mar 2011 - 2:00 PDT

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    UQ scientists have found sunflower proteins and their processing machinery are hijacked to make rogue protein rings in a disco...
  9. pharmaceutical
    relating to preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines
    Seeds are an attractive system for the production of pharmaceuticals, as they are cheap to grow and their contents are stable at room temperature, and sterile inside their coat.
  10. molecular
    relating to the simplest units of an element or compound
    Dr Mylne and Professor David Craik from UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience unpicked the way sunflower seeds assemble protein rings, one of which has previously demonstrated potential as a drug for cancer.
  11. evolve
    undergo development
    While this work is of interest to researchers by providing an understanding of how new proteins can evolve and how proteins are matured, it has wider applications for drug production.
  12. sterile
    incapable of reproducing
    Seeds are an attractive system for the production of pharmaceuticals, as they are cheap to grow and their contents are stable at room temperature, and sterile inside their coat.
  13. synthetic
    a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
    These proteins have not been broadly adopted by drug designers despite their potential to fight cancer because of the expense of producing them using traditional, synthetic manufacturing methods.
Created on Mon Mar 21 23:34:27 EDT 2011

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