Taxol, Tocris Bioscience™

Description

Promotes assembly and inhibits disassembly of microtubules

Taxol, also known as paclitaxel, promotes and stabilizes tubulin polymerization, causing cell cycle arrest. In CCRF-HSB-2 cells, Taxol induces autocatalytic activation of caspase-10, triggering apoptosis. Taxol is an antitumor agent. In a mouse model of bladder cancer Taxol decreases tumor growth. Taxol also prolongs survival of mice transplanted with human ovarian carcinoma xenografts. Taxol improves neurological outcome and magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers after traumatic brain injury in mice.

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 33069-62-4
• Molecular Formula: C47H51NO14
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 853.92
• MDL Number: MFCD00869953
• InChI Key: RCINICONZNJXQF-VAZQATRQSA-N
• Synonym: paclitaxel, taxol, taxol a, abraxane, paxene, paxceed, plaxicel, yewtaxan, onxol, ebetaxel
• PubChem CID: 133640187
• IUPAC Name: (1S,2S,4S,7R,9S,10S,12R,15S)-4,12-bis(acetyloxy)-1,9-dihydroxy-15-{[(2R,3S)-2-hydroxy-3-phenyl-3-(phenylformamido)propanoyl]oxy}-10,14,17,17-tetramethyl-11-oxo-6-oxatetracyclo[11.3.1.0³,¹⁰.0⁴,⁷]heptadec-13-en-2-yl benzoate
• SMILES: CC(=O)O[C@@H]1C2=C(C)[C@H](C[C@@](O)([C@@H](OC(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)C3[C@@]4(CO[C@@H]4C[C@H](O)[C@@]3(C)C1=O)OC(C)=O)C2(C)C)OC(=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](NC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1)C1=CC=CC=C1

• Quantity: 50 mg
• Formula Weight: 853.92
• Percent Purity: >99%
• Chemical Name or Material: Taxol

Safety and Handling

Recommended Storage

Store at +4°C