Compound patented by SFA’s National Center for Pharmaceutical Crops Shows Promise in Treating Cancer

by Sarah Fuller Outreach coordinator at SFASU Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture

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A team of researchers, including Dr. Shiyou Li, pictured, research professor and director of the National Center for Pharmaceutical Crops at Stephen F. Austin State University, recently received a U.S. patent for Salvinol, a compound derived from the invasive giant salvinia plant. Lab trials conducted at the NCPC show Salvinol can slow and, in some cases, completely inhibit the growth of a wide range of cancer cells, including pancreatic and lung cancer cells.

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