Cytotoxic Activity of Halymenia durvillaei against Cervical Cancer Cells: In Vitro and Computational Evidence
Grace Sanger, Lena J. Damongilala, Vincent Lau, Raffaele Romano, Antonello Santini, Fahrul Nurkolis · 2026
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Grace Sanger and colleagues test a red seaweed against cervical cancer cells in this 2026 study. Cervical cancer hits hardest in poorer countries, so cheap natural sources of new drugs draw real interest. The seaweed, Halymenia durvillaei, was gathered in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, soaked in alcohol, and split into four chemical fractions for testing on brine shrimp and on HeLa cancer cells.
All fractions slowed the cancer cells, cutting growth by between seventy and just over ninety percent at the doses tried. The chloroform fraction was the strongest killer in the shrimp test. Chemical reading found oleic acid as a major ingredient, and computer models showed it fitting stably into a protein tied to cervical cancer growth. The authors say the seaweed deserves deeper work, with single compounds pulled out and tested on their own.
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| CREATOR | Grace Sanger, Lena J. Damongilala, Vincent Lau, Raffaele Romano, Antonello Santini, Fahrul Nurkolis |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 69692 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |