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Definition
: A group of diterpenoid CYCLODECANES named for the taxanes that were discovered in the TAXUS tree. The action on MICROTUBULES has made some of them useful as ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS.
ROTAXANES is also available
Other names
Taxanes
Substance
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Categories
Source
Drugs
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cabazitaxel [ Jevtana ]
an antineoplastic agent; structure in first source
0 4-
acetoxy-
13-
((3-
((tert-
butoxycarbonyl)amino)-
2-
hydroxy-
3-
phenylpropanoyl)oxy)-
1-
hydroxy-
7,10-
dimethoxy-
9-
oxo-
5,20-
epoxytax-
11-
en-
2-
yl benzoate
*Taxoids
Nat Rev Drug Discov 2010 Sep;9(9):677-8
JEVTANA KIT