Taxus: The Genus Taxus

Taxol, originally derived from the North American Yew tree in 1971, is well-known worldwide as a powerful anticancer agent. Mechanistically, it has a unique microtubule stabilizing activity, and was clinically developed as a therapeutic agent in the treatment of breast and ovarian cancers at the National Cancer Institute, Washington D.C., USA.
In this volume, the authors provide an authoritative account of the taxoids. it covers their production...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415298377
• ISBN13: 9780415298377
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 9.8"