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Researchers identify a pigment present in the Santa Pola salt flats as an anticarcinogenic agent

Summary by Phys.org
The University of Alicante Applied Biochemistry research group⁠—in collaboration with researchers from the Alicante University Hospital Dr. Balmis (HGUDB) and the Alicante Health and Biomedical Research Institute (ISABIAL)⁠—has identified the anti-cancer capacity of a pigment present in the Santa Pola salt flats. This pigment is produced by certain microorganisms, the "halophilic archaea," in order to protect themselves from the sun, and its ant…

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, May 18, 2023.
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