Seasonal changes in the concentration of major taxanes in the biomass of wild Canada yew (Taxus canadensis Marsh.)

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 35-40

  Cameron, Stewart I ^a   Smith, Ronald F ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b VarFor Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

10 DAB III; 9 dihydro 13 acetylbaccatin III; Canada yew; Paclitaxel; Sustainable harvesting; Taxanes; Taxus canadensis

Indexed keywords

10 DEACETYLBACCATIN III; 9 DIHYDRO 13 ACETYLBACCATIN III; BACCATIN III; PACLITAXEL; TAXANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DRY WEIGHT; FOLIAGE; HARVESTING; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAXUS; TAXUS CANADENSIS;

TAXUS CANADENSIS;

EID: 38949179519     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701729760     Document Type: Article

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