Compound found in octopus ink kills cancer cells but not others

A compound discovered inside octopus ink has been created artificially within the lab and used to kill cancer cells. The event might finally result in new most cancers therapies.

Martín Samuel Hernández-Zazueta on the College of Sonora in Mexico and his colleagues had beforehand recognized a compound referred to as ozopromide (OPC) that’s discovered within the ink sac of widespread octopuses (Octopus vulgaris) as one among curiosity for its anti-cancer properties.

The researchers used a collection of ordinary chemical reactions that allowed …