Chinese Scientists Synthesize Highly Active Anticancer SubstanceChinese scientists recently synthesized a kind of unusual anticancer substance for the first time in the world. It not only brings patients suffering from cancers good news, but also pushes Chinese scientists to the front ranks of artificially synthesizing anticancer substances.Cancer, the number one killer, has seriously endangered the health of people. In order to conquer cancer, scientists over the world are all trying to separate anticancer active chemical compound from nature to synthesize anticancer medicines. In 1992, foreign scientists took the first step in extracting an anticancer chemical compound from an ornamental plant and synthesizing it into an anticancer substance, but the following progress was comparatively slow. In 1997, Chinese scientists joined in the research rank and successfully surpassed their foreign counterparts in terms of achievement. At present, Chinese scientists are transforming the structure of the anticancer substance for the expectation of increasing its activity and developing it into anticancer medicine. |
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