Taxusin

Taxusin is a taxane isolate derived from Taxus wallichiana. Taxusin can be used to synthesize taxadiene -diol and -triol derivatives via deoxygenation.[1]

Taxusin
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
(5α,9α,10β,13α)-Taxa-4(20),11-diene-5,9,10,13-tetrayl tetraacetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
Properties
C28H40O8
Molar mass 504.612396 Da
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References

  1. Li H, Horiguchi T, Croteau R, Williams RM (2008). "Studies on Taxol Biosynthesis: Preparation of Taxadiene-diol- and triol-Derivatives by Deoxygenation of Taxusin". Tetrahedron. 64 (27): 6561–6567. doi:10.1016/j.tet.2008.04.008. PMC 2585798. PMID 19122848.


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