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  2. Taxus chinensis - Wikipedia

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    Taxus chinensis is a species of yew.It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana.. This plant is used to produce medicines for cancer treatment, [3] [4] including Paclitaxel [5] and Taxifolin (found in Taxus chinensis var. mairei). [6]

  3. Taxine alkaloids - Wikipedia

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    Diagnosis of yew poisoning is very important if the patient is not already aware of having ingested parts of the yew tree. The method of diagnosis is the determination of 3,5-dimethoxyphenol, a product of the hydrolysis of the glycosidic bond in taxine, in the blood, the gastric contents, the urine, and the tissues of the patient.

  4. Plant sources of anti-cancer agents - Wikipedia

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    The cancer treatment drug topotecan is a synthetic chemical compound similar in chemical structure to camptothecin which is found in extracts of Camptotheca (happy tree). [7] Catharanthus roseus. Vinca alkaloids were originally manufactured by extracting them from Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar Periwinkle). [1] Podophyllum spp.

  5. A 410-year-old Pacific yew tree, possibly oldest of its kind ...

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    A Pacific yew tree, known as a strong conifer whose bark has been used to treat cancer, fell in December after 410 years in Washington state. A Pacific yew tree, known as a strong conifer whose ...

  6. Taxus - Wikipedia

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    On January 18, 2008, the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (representing botanic gardens in 120 countries) stated that "400 medicinal plants are at risk of extinction, from over-collection and deforestation, threatening the discovery of future cures for disease." These included yew trees, whose bark is used for the cancer drug paclitaxel.

  7. Abeotaxane - Wikipedia

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    Like taxanes, abeotaxanes are diterpenes produced by the yew tree (genus Taxus). These agents inhibit the growth and replication of cancer cells by affecting microtubules. Taxanes are highly effective anti-cancer agents and are utilized as first and second-line therapy in the treatment of many solid-tumor cancers.

  8. 10-Deacetylbaccatin - Wikipedia

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    10-Deacetylbaccatins are a series of closely related natural organic compounds isolated from the yew tree (Genera Taxus). 10-Deacetylbaccatin III is a precursor to the anti-cancer drug docetaxel (Taxotere). 10-deacetylbaccatin III 10-O-acetyltransferase converts 10-deacetylbaccatin to baccatin III:

  9. Baccatin III - Wikipedia

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    Baccatin III is an isolate from the yew tree (Genera Taxus).Baccatin III is a precursor to the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel (Taxol).In 2014, researchers reported introduction and expression of the endophytic fungal gene responsible for synthesizing baccatin III (10-deacetylbaccatin III 10-O-acetyltransferase), to the mushroom Flammulina velutipes. [1]