Anticancer drugs originally extracted from the cortex of Taxus brevifolia or Taxus baccata. They block cell division by inhibiting tubulin depolymerization. Two taxanes, paclitaxel and docetaxel, have been approved for clinical use.
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(2008). Taxanes. In: Offermanns, S., Rosenthal, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Molecular Pharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38918-7_6843
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