Project Number: 5430-44000-017-06
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Jul 01, 2005
End Date: Jun 30, 2009

Objective:
Investigate the composition of sorghum bran with emphasis on phytochemical compounds. Investigate the ability of compounds in sorghum bran to reduce preneoplastic lesions of colon cancer.

Approach:
Isolate sorghum bran using abrasive decortication. Characterize compounds in sorghum bran. Use bran fractions in rat feeding trials to evaluate effects on reducing colon cancer lesions.