The liver converts fructose into lipids to fuel tumours

Hyllana C. D. Medeiros and Sophia Y. Lunt ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 636, issue 8043, 580-581

Abstract: Fructose aids tumour growth, but cancer cells usually lack the enzymes needed to metabolize this sugar. The liver converts dietary fructose to lipids that enter the blood, and cancer cells use the lipids to make membranes for proliferation.

Keywords: Cancer; Metabolism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-03653-2

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