Working with aspartic acid and asparagine, however, we have for some time observed that yeast growth has been stimulated under some conditions to a remarkable extent if either aspartic acid or ...

Tumour with Salmonella in blue (Image: Supplied) The bacteria deplete an amino acid called asparagine, which suppresses tumour growth but also disrupts the metabolic processes of T cells.

Using mice, the team found salmonella stopped T cells from fighting cancer cells because the bacteria depleting an amino acid called asparagine. It is now hoped the discovery can lead to ...