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jhandley · 06-01-2010, 04:45 AM

Hi
They are both extracted from the Pacific yew tree. One is from the leaves and the other from the bark. When I was doing my honours in Chem in 1993, the girl whose desk was next to me was trying to work out the structure of taxol so it could be synthesised.
Cheers
Jackie (down under)

06-01-2010, 04:45 AM	#7
jhandley Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Melbourne Victoria Australia Posts: 330	Re: taxotere vs taxol Hi They are both extracted from the Pacific yew tree. One is from the leaves and the other from the bark. When I was doing my honours in Chem in 1993, the girl whose desk was next to me was trying to work out the structure of taxol so it could be synthesised. Cheers Jackie (down under)