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Autoclave-Resistant Factor

An autoclave-resistant factor is a substance that has the rare quality of not breaking down in an autoclave. Specifically, this term generally refers to a specific substance found in soybean that has promising qualities for fighting cancer.

An autoclave uses high pressure steam to kill microorganisms, and is generally used to clean medical equipment because of its exceedingly good sterilization qualities and the fact that it does not damage the nonorganic equipment. But high resistance to autoclave conditions also implies that this substance can survive the human digestive tract.

This particular quality of the autoclave-resistant factor in soy, shown in the laboratory to prevent metastasizing of cancer cells and prevent cancer patients from losing weight, makes it especially attractive for fighting cancers that live where most drugs are broken down: in the digestive tract.

It appears that soy's many components, from the autoclave-resistant factor to the Bowman-Birk inhibitor, have potent cancer-fighting qualities that have only begun to be studied.

Web Resources On Autoclave-Resistant Factor

Protection against metastasis of radiation-induced thymic lymphosarcoma and weight loss
Single-Dose Administration of Bowman-Birk Inhibitor Concentrate in Patients with Oral Leukoplakia

Book Resources On Autoclave-Resistant Factor

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Colorectal Cancer by Mark Bennett Pochapin
Stopping Cancer Before It Starts by American Institute for Cancer Research

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