Synthesis of Taxol™ Analogs as Conformational Probes

Taxol™, isolated from the bark of Taxus brevifolia in the late 1960s, and the semisynthetic analog Taxotere™ have proven clinical importance for the treatment of ovarian and breast cancer. Taxol™ exerts its biological effect by binding to polymerized tubulin and stabilizing the resulting microtubul...

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Main Author: Metaferia, Belhu B.
Other Authors: Chemistry
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28428
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282002-181151/