Recently, we found, using a cigarette carcinogen-induced lung cancer model, that soy protein isolate (SPI) was superior to casein in preventing lung cancer. In this study, we have attempted to identify the component(s) within SPI responsible for this chemopreventive effect. We fractionated the SPI using ethanol to separate the ethanol-soluble fraction (ESF) and the washed […]
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