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Taxol belongs to a class of chemotherapy drugs called plant alkaloids. Plant alkaloids are made from plants. The vinca alkaloids are made from the periwinkle plant (catharanthus rosea). The taxanes are made from the bark of the Pacific Yew tree (taxus). The vinca alkaloids and taxanes are also known as antimicrotubule agents. The podophyllotoxins are derived from the May Apple plant. Camptothecan analogs are derived from the Asian "Happy Tree" (Camptotheca acuminata). Podophyllotoxins and camptothecan analogs are also known as topoisomerase inhibitors. The plant alkaloids are cell-cycle specific. This means they attack the cells during various phases of division. * Vinca alkaloids: Vincristine, Vinblastine and Vinorelbine. * Taxanes: Taxol and Docetaxel. * Podophyllotoxins: Etoposide and Tenisopide. * Camptothecan analogs: Irinotecan and Topotecan. Antimicrotubule agents (such as Taxol), inhibit the microtubule structures within the cell. Microtubules are part of the cell's apparatus for dividing and replicating itself. Inhibition of these structures ultimately results in cell death. I hope this helps
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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.
What phylum was taxol originally found?
Confirerophyta is the phylum where taxol was originally found.
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 It was originally made from the Pacific yew but later was made synthetically.
What is the original source of taxol?
Pacific yews, it is a very slow growing tree.
How many functional groups are there in Taxol?
6
What plants are used in taxol-the medicine?
perplesd
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.
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 is a chemical in pacific yew tree bark that has cancer fighting properties?
taxol
