PISCATAWAY, NJ - Sabinsa Corporation announces development of a new Chemopreventitive compound specialized nutraceuticals: Indole-3-Carbinol.

Indole-3-Carbinol is a compound occurring naturally in cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli and brussels sprouts. It has been shown in pre-clinical experiments to be a promising anti-cancer nutrient, possibly linked to the well-documented evidence that eating such vegetables prevents various forms of cancer.

A considerable body of pre-clinical evidence points to the efficacy of Indole-3-Carbinol in the prevention and intervention of direct and indirect acting carcinogens in the development of breast tumors in rodents. Evidence also point to Indole-3-Carbinol being used successfully in experiments involving gastrointestinal lung cancers.

Additionally, Indole-3-Carbinol shows potential in cardiovascular health, since it lowered total cholesterol, LDL and VDL, in hypercholesterolemic rodents by inhibition the cholesterol converting enzyme acyl-CoA.