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What was the original source of the chemotherapy drug Taxol paclitaxel?
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What is the original source of taxol?
Pacific yews, it is a very slow growing tree.
Paclitaxel is the drug of which company?
Paclitaxel is a generic name used by generic pharmaceutical producers, such as the Israeli company Teva. It is extracted from Yew tree bark and purified through various solvent extraction / crystallisation steps. Paclitaxel is a natural product with antitumor activity. It is sold under the registered tradename TAXOL® by the Bristol Myers-Squibb company as a semi-synthetic chemotherapy drug, processed from Taxus baccata (Yew). See http://www.bms.com/products/data/index.html
Does vitamin B6 help combat chemotherapy damage?
Vitamin B6 can help prevent peripheral neropathy caused by taxane based chemotherapy. Taxane based chemo, such as paclitaxel (Taxol) and docetaxel (Taxotere), can cause numbness and tingling in the hands and feet (peripheral neuropathy) because it can cause degeneration to the nerve cells. One of the many functions of Vitamin B6 is neurotransmitter synthesis, thus combating the effects of chemo. The following researched based report discusses this topic in more detail.
What drugs should be avoided by someone with CMT?
Examples of drugs to be avoided include alcohol, high doses of vitamins A and D, penicillin, taxol, and certain chemotherapy medications (vincristine, cisplatin).
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.
What Philippine plant contains taxol?
Taxol is a chemical substance derived from a yew tree of the pacific coast.
Why do people undergoing chemotherapy lose their appetite and often lose hair?
Very aggressive chemotherapy drugs (ex:cyclosporin) affects very fast growing cells-(that is what cancer is-very fast growing, unhealthy cells) Hair is a very fast growing type of cell and chemotherapy drugs stop the growth of them along with the cancer cells. Nausea is caused by the strength of the drugs and their effect on the digestive system. There are fantastic drugs (Zofran, Taxol) that help prevent neasua.
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.
How many functional groups are there in Taxol?
6
