Paclitaxel - Southern Herbals Limited

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**PHYSICAL PROPERTIES**
RAW MATERIAL	Leaves of Taxus X Hicksii (Taxaceae}}
PREPARATION	Total extractives; further processing and purification.

**CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS**
COMMON NAMES	Paclitaxel, Taxol
CHEMICAL NAME	[2aR-(2a a, 4b, 4 6b,9a (a RS)11a,12a,12aa,12ba]-B(Benzoylamino) -a- hydroxybenzenepropanoic acid 6, 12b-bis(acetyloxy)-12-(benzoyloxy)-2a, 3,4 4a, 5,6,9,10,11,12,12a, 12b-dodecahydro-4,11-dihydroxy 4a, 8 13,13-tetramethyl-5-oxo-7, 11-methano-1H-cyclodeca[3,4]benz[1,2-b] oxet-9-yl-ester.
MOLECULAR FORMULA	C47 H51 NO14
MOLECULAR WEIGHT	853.92
IDENTIFICATION UV (Max) Specific Optical rotation	227,273nm -49 deg. (methanol)
PURITY	By HPLC 95% plus as specified.
TOXICITY	Highly Toxic
USE	Anti cancer,
Proprietary Name	Taxol (BMC)