Glasgow: Cutting out certain amino acids – the building blocks of proteins –
from the diet of mice slows tumour growth and prolongs survival,
according to new research* published in
Nature. Researchers at the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute and the
University of Glasgow found that removing two non-essential amino acids –
serine and glycine – from the diet of mice slowed the development of
lymphoma and intestinal cancer. The researchers also found that the special diet made some cancer
cells more susceptible to chemicals in cells called reactive oxygen
species.
