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The aim of this paper is describe how boron was identified as an anticancer agent for prostate cancer and how research using human prostate cells identified a biochemical mechanism that may explain many of the diverse effects reported for the element in plants and animals. At physiological pH, boric acid binds to NAD+, a coenzyme in metabolism and substrate for an enzyme in the NAD+ cADPR system of calcium signaling.
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Eckhert, C., Barranco, W., Kim, D. (2007). Boron and Prostate Cancer a Model for Understanding Boron Biology. In: XU, F., et al. Advances in Plant and Animal Boron Nutrition. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5382-5_28
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