Hippuristanol is a small molecule found in the coral Isis hippuris which was discovered by Jerry Pelletier and others of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Killer Coral Compound, sciencebase 12 March 2006 It appears to have anti-viral activity and may hold promise as a cancer therapy.Compound from Coral Could Combat Cancer Scientific American March 13, 2006 Binds to and inhibits the eukaryotic translation initiation factor protein eIF4A.
See also Eukaryotic translation eIF4A
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