Studies on water-soluble taxol derivatives

The importance of taxol as an anticancer drug lies not only in its activity in antitumor assays but also in its unique mechanism of action. Unfortunately, taxol is not water-soluble and therefore must be given in conjunction with emulsifying agents. Modifications of taxol were carried out in order t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhao, Zhiyang
Other Authors: Chemistry
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46002
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11242009-020141/