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Conifer Blight Fungus Compound Shrinks Cancer Cells

Conifer Blight Fungus Compound Shrinks Cancer Cells

Cypress canker fungus

What they found

Texas State researchers made a safer synthetic version of sphaeropsidin A, a Diplodia cupressi compound that kills cancer cells.

Texas State researchers made a safer synthetic version of sphaeropsidin A, a Diplodia cupressi compound that kills cancer cells.

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

In vitro (lab dish)

In vitro (lab dish)

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Diplodia cupressi

Diplodia cupressi

Compound

sphaeropsidin A

sphaeropsidin A

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Shroomer

Shroomer

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Section

HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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In the Heart of Texas

In the Heart of Texas

A compound from Diplodia cupressi, a fungus found in blighted conifer trees in North America, was found to shrink and kill cancer cells. Researchers at Texas State created a safer, synthetic version of sphaeropsidin A (SphA) that showed even greater promise.

A compound from Diplodia cupressi, a fungus found in blighted conifer trees in North America, was found to shrink and kill cancer cells. Researchers at Texas State created a safer, synthetic version of sphaeropsidin A (SphA) that showed even greater promise.

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