Definition: A cyclodecane isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, TAXUS BREVIFOLIA. It stabilizes MICROTUBULES in their polymerized form leading to cell death.
Other names NSC125973; NSC 125973; 7 epi Taxol; Taxol A; Praxel; Paxene; Paclitaxel, (4 alpha)-Isomer; NSC-125973; Lemery Brand of Paclitaxel; Ivax Brand of Paclitaxel; Bull Brand of Paclitaxel; Bristol-Myers Squibb Brand of Paclitaxel; Bristol-Myers Brand of Paclitaxel; Bris Taxol; Anzatax; 7-epi-Taxol; Onxol; Taxol