From Lab to Pharmacy Shelves: The Story of a Plant Derived Anticancer Drug, "Paclitaxel"

Paclitaxel (Taxol®) is a highly praised anticancer drug, known for its efficiency in treating different cancers. It belongs to a class of compounds called taxanes that are derived from the plants of the genus Taxus. This drug is now FDA approved, but there was a time when the name Taxol was less kno...

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Main Authors: Maira Junjua, Sana Jafar, Fazeelat Karamat, Faheem Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioresource Research Center (BRC), Islamabad 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Bioresource Management
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