Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001196",
  "term": "Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "A substance that is made from soybeans and is being studied in the prevention of cancer. It blocks the action of enzymes that are needed for cancer cells to form. It is a type of protease inhibitor. Also called BBIC.",
    "An extract of soybeans enriched in Bowman-Birk inhibitor (BBI), a soybean-derived, 71-amino acid, polypeptide and serine protease inhibitor with potential chemopreventive activity. Bowman-Birk inhibitor contains distinct inhibitory sites for trypsin and chymotrypsin. Although the exact mechanism by which BBI suppresses carcinogenesis is unknown, its antiproliferative activity appears to be linked to the chymotrypsin inhibitory region."
  ],
  "abbreviation": "BBIC",
  "synonyms": [
    "BBIC"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/bowman-birk-inhibitor-concentrate/"
}