Paclitaxel

Name:
Paclitaxel
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	taxol; 5-β,20-epoxy-1,2-α,4,7-β,10-β,13-α-hexahydroxy-tax-11-en-9-one 4,10-diacetate 2-benzoate 13-ester with (2r,3s)-n-benzoyl-3-phenylisoserine
M Formula:	C47H51NO14
Chemistry structure:
Properties:
Needles from aq methanol. Mw 853.99, mp 213–216C (decomp). Extracted from the bark of Pacific yew tree, Taxus brevifolia.
Use:
Treatment of ovarian cancer.

See “Taxol.” [Bristol-Myers].