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Modified Marine Fungi Peptides Kill Drug-Resistant Melanoma

Modified Marine Fungi Peptides Kill Drug-Resistant Melanoma

Marine fungi

What they found

Modified marine fungal peptides killed drug-resistant melanoma cells that resisted Dabrafenib.

Modified marine fungal peptides killed drug-resistant melanoma cells that resisted Dabrafenib.

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

Compound

peptides; Dabrafenib

peptides; Dabrafenib

Published in

Peptide Science

Peptide Science

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Beat It, Skin Cancer

Beat It, Skin Cancer

Modified peptides from marine fungi showed enhanced cell membrane penetration and effectively killed drug-resistant melanoma cells that were unfazed by current treatments like Dabrafenib.

Modified peptides from marine fungi showed enhanced cell membrane penetration and effectively killed drug-resistant melanoma cells that were unfazed by current treatments like Dabrafenib.

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