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Short answer: It disrupts proper cellular division by inhibiting spindle function.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt disrupts cellular division by inhibiting spindle function.
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∙ 11y agoThis is used for breast cancer. In the cell this effects the movement of chromosomes to poles in the anaphase.
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How does taxol prevent tumors from growning and spreading?
When cancer cells are exposed to taxol, the taxol forms structures that look like tiny cages around each cancer cell. These structures prevent the cancer cells from dividing. As a result, the cancer cannot grow and spread.
What illnesses is taxol usually prescribed for?
Taxol is usually a drug which is prescribed for the illness cancer. This is commonly used to treat 3 types of cancer these types include breast, ovarian and non small cell lung cancer.
What is a chemical in pacific yew tree bark that has cancer fighting properties?
taxol
How could the use of colchicine and taxol be beneficial in the treatment of cancer?
Because it is.. pfft
In animal cells taxol an anti-cancer drug binds to microtubules and accelerates their assembly stopping mitosis so what in the cell cycle does taxol affect?
Taxol binds to ß-tubulin to promote microtubule assembly and it stabilises the microtubules and messes up the equilibrium between tubulin and microtubule. A cell with stable microtubules proceeds to programmed cell death without dividing. Nathalie Narraidoo University of Nottingham
What phylum was taxol originally found?
Confirerophyta is the phylum where taxol was originally found.
Where was taxol discovered?
Taxol was first discovered in Taxus brevifolia Nutt in 1971.
Where was taxol first discoved?
Taxol was first discovered in Taxus brevifolia Nutt in 1971.
Why does taxus brevifolius have potential as an anticancer drug?
Because Taxol can induce the assembly of tubulin into microtubules and stabalizes them to the extent that mitosis of cancer cells is disrupted.
What Philippine plant contains taxol?
Taxol is a chemical substance derived from a yew tree of the pacific coast.
Why can't pacific yew trees provide a continuous supply of taxol?
Because, the taxol comes from the bark. Without the bark the tree is dead.
Where is the drug Taxol is now made?
The place where taxol is now made is Germany. It was originally made from the Pacific yew but later was made synthetically.
