The occurrence of the anti-cancer diterpene taxol in Podocarpus gracilior Pilger (Podocarpaceae)

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 613-622

  Stahlhut, Roy ^a,b   Park, Gary ^a,c   Petersen, Raymond ^a,d   Ma, Wenwen ^a,e   Hylands, Peter ^a,f  

^a Phytopharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^b ForBio America Inc/Plant Biotics   (United States)

^c MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^d HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Sonus Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^f Laundry Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Podocarpaceae; Podocarpus gracilior Pilger; Taxaceae; Taxol

Indexed keywords

DITERPENE; TAXOL;

ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; NONHUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT;

PODOCARPUS GRACILIOR; TAXUS BREVIFOLIA;

EID: 0033200884     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(98)00118-5     Document Type: Article

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