Research by GWU Senior Biology Major Establishes Process to Extract Anti-Cancer Compound

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Office of University Communications

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Description

Sulforaphane, a chemical compound found in broccoli, is known to have antioxidant and anti-cancer properties. As an Undergraduate Research Scholar at Gardner-Webb University, Yuri Kurerov, of St. Petersburg, Russia, developed a method to separate and characterize the substance from broccoli seeds. One of 13 GWU students to receive a grant for focused research, Kurerov worked on his project during both 2018 summer terms.

Publication Date

2-14-2019

Publisher

Gardner-Webb University

City

Boiling Springs

Keywords

anti-cancer properties, broccoli seeds, chemical structures, Chemistry, Dr. Ben Brooks, Dr. Stefka Eddins, GWU Department of Natural Sciences, GWU Laboratory Center, GWU Summer Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer, polarizing molecules, Russia, St. Petersburg, sulforaphane, two-dimensional plane, Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, Withrow Science Building, Yuri Kurerov

Recommended Citation

Office of University Communications, "Research by GWU Senior Biology Major Establishes Process to Extract Anti-Cancer Compound" (2019). Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive. 282.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/282