Checkout how Cancer may be treated with Preservatives

A naturally occurring food preservative that grows on dairy products may be used to treat cancer and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a study has claimed.

Researchers in US found that feeding rats 'nisin milkshake' killed 70-80% of head and neck tumour cells after nine weeks and extended survival. Moreover, the highly purified nisin ZP nearly doubled its effectiveness.

Nisin, a colourless, tasteless powder, is typically added to food at the rate of .25 to 37.5 mg/kg. Many foods contain nisin, but nowhere near the 800 mg/kg needed to kill cancer cells. Nisin also fights deadly bacteria such as ethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Nisin is lethal to bacteria because it binds to a static area of bacteria, which gives nisin the opportunity to work before bacteria changes into an antibiotic-resistant superbug.