The University of Mysore has achieved another milestone as the research paper published by its faculty members and their international collaborators has been chosen as the “Best Paper Award in Biochimie”.
K.S. Rangappa and Mohan C.D. from the University, along with their international collaborators, discovered that Vitexin (a chemical isolated from passion flower) kills the liver cancer cells by targeting STAT3 protein which is over-activated in various human cancers. They published this work in an internationally reputed journal named “Biochimie” and the paper was chosen as “Best Paper Award in Biochimie”, a press release said here.
K.S. Ahn of South Korea and Gautam Sethi of the National University of Singapore are the international collaborators of the project. The best paper of the year award has been announced on the official website of Biochimie (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/biochimie/news/2020-best-paper-award-in[1]biochimie).
