Taxol: A complex diterpenoid natural product with an evolutionary obscure origin

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1370-1385

  Heinig, Uwe ^a   Jennewein, Stefan ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY IME   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endophytic fungi; Isoprenoids; Paclitaxel; Taxol; Taxus

Indexed keywords

10 DEACETYLBACCATIN III; ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACCATIN III; CAMPTOTHECIN; DOCETAXEL; OXYGENASE; PACLITAXEL; SYNTHETASE; TAXA 4 (5),11 (12)DIENE SYNTHASE; TAXANE DERIVATIVE; TAXOID; TAXOID HYDROXYLASE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CELL SUSPENSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENDOPHYTE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; OVARY CARCINOMA; REVIEW; TAXUS;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TAXUS; TAXUS BREVIFOLIA;

EID: 66749184905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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