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U.S. Scientists Achieved The First Full Lab Synthesis Of Verticillin A, A Rare Fungal Compound Discovered Over 50 Yrs Ago But Too “Fragile” & Complex To Produce. The Breakthrough Enables Sufficient Supply Of The Compound & Opens Paths To New, More Stable Cancer Drugs, Including Treatments For Aggressive Cancers Like Diffuse Midline Glioma.

MIT chemists synthesize a fungal compound that holds promise for treating brain cancer | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

https://news.mit.edu/2025/mit-chemists-synthesize-fungal-compound-holds-promise-treating-brain-cancer-1203

MIT chemists synthesized a fungal compound that holds promise for treating brain cancer. Early studies find derivatives of the compound, verticillin A, can kill certain glioma cells.