Edinburgh scientists' successful test of cancer-killing 'Trojan Horse' drug marks 'important advance'
By coupling SeNBD with a chemical food compound it becomes the “ideal prey for harmful cells” which ingest it “without being alerted to its toxic nature”. The drug was invented by University of Edinburgh researchers who compared it to a Trojan Horse, and its effects to a “metabolic warhead”. SeNBD is also a light-activated photosensitiser, meaning it kills cells only after it is turned on by visible light. Researchers have successfully tested a “Trojan Horse” drug which can kill cancer and bacterial cells without damaging nearby healthy tissue. This means a surgeon can precise...