Kansas State University researchers have discovered a
molecule that may be capable of delivering drugs inside the body to treat
diseases.
For the first time, researchers have designed and created a
membrane-bounded vesicle formed entirely of peptides -- molecules made up of
amino acids, the building blocks of protein. The membrane could serve as a new
drug delivery system to safely treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
A study led by John Tomich, professor of biochemistry at
Kansas State University, has been published in the journal PLOS ONE in
September, and a patent for the discovery is pending.
journal reference (open access): PLoS ONE >>