76429-85-1Relevant articles and documents
The Reductive Fragmentation of 7-Hydroxy-9,10-dioxotaxoids
Appendino, Giovanni,Noncovich, Alain,Bettoni, Piergiorgio,Dambruoso, Paolo,Sterner, Olov,Fontana, Gabriele,Bombardelli, Ezio
, p. 4422 - 4431 (2007/10/03)
The retro-aldol reductive fragmentation of different structural types of 7-hydroxy-9,10-dioxotaxoids was investigated, showing that the reaction is typical of taxanes and requires cerium(III) promotion with NaBH4 in protic medium and alkylboron (aluminium) hydrides in aprotic solvents. The resulting 7,8-seco-taxanes are key intermediates for the synthesis of a novel class of anticancer taxanes endowed with a unique pattern of in vivo biological activity. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003.
Anitleukemic Alkaloids from Taxus wallichiana Zucc.
Miller, Roger W.,Powell, Richard G.,Smith, Cecil R.
, p. 1469 - 1474 (2007/10/02)
A new antileukemic taxane alkaloid, cephalomannine (1a), has been isolated from leaves, stems, and roots of Taxus wallichiana Zucc.Cephalomannine is closely related to taxol (1b), a previously characterized antileukemic alkaloid, which also occurs in T. wallichiana but in lesser amounts than cephalomannine.The new alkaloid and its hydrolysis products were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spetroscopy, and X-ray crystallography; taxol and two cytotoxic taxane congeners were also identified.