AgroBioTech scientists will investigate the effects of MCT oil with chili on cancer cells
27.07.2023
At the AgroBioTech Research Center of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, research on the anticarcinogenic effects of MCT oil enriched with fruit extract, i.e. on the development of colon and rectal cancer, has begun these days.
Scientists will study different varieties of chilies and determine their effect on human cancer cells. The project was supported by the amount of 250,000 euros from the Research and Development Support Agency. It started on July 1, 2023 and will last for four years.
The result of the project will be three coconut MCT oils enriched with different types of chili with different spiciness. The first product should be introduced within the next year. Since this is applied research, it also includes a company that sells MCT oil. The results of the research will therefore also be translated into practice.
As stated by the director of the AgroBioTech Research Center, Lucia Gabríny, "The SUA Botanical Garden has grown 40 varieties for our research activities, i.e. with different content of capsaicin, which is actually pungency. From these, ten varieties are selected for analysis. Subsequently, three of them will be selected, which will be examined mainly in terms of capsaicin content, but also various mineral trace elements, and these will be added to coconut MCT oil." On human colon and rectal cancer lines, the scientists will then examine and evaluate the microencapsulated (coated) and non-microencapsulated (uncoated) form of capsaicin and their anticancer effect. At the end of the research, AgroBioTech will request the Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic to register a utility model for at least one of the products
