Taxol: Science and Applications

Front Cover
Matthew Suffness
CRC Press, May 25, 1995 - Medical - 448 pages
This volume brings together all aspects of TAXOL® research, development, and clinical use. It provides comprehensive knowledge of the compound and a perspective of the complex interrelationships needed for its development and production. Each chapter is written by an authority in the field. Chapters are carefully coordinated to maximize information on key topics while avoiding overlap and duplication. Previously unpublished material is presented along with thorough reviews of each topic.

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Contents

Chapter
3
Chapter
10
Chapter
12
A Brief History of the Yew Tree
27
Chapter 3
37
Chapter 4
71
Semisynthesis of Taxol and Taxotere
97
Chapter 6
123
Chapter 8
209
Chapter 9
237
The Use of Taxol in Cell Biology
259
Chapter 11
277
Chapter 12
287
The Medicinal Chemistry of Taxol
317
Chapter 14
379
Index
417

Chapter 7
191

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