Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Inhibidor concentrado de Bowman-Birk
Bowman-Birk inhibitor concentrate (BOH-man-BIRK in-HIH-bih-ter KON-sun-TRAYT)
A substance being studied in the prevention of cancer. BBIC is made from soybeans, and is a type of serine proteinase inhibitor. Also called BBIC.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.