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Effects of Genetic, Epigenetic, and Environmental Factors on Taxol Content in Taxus brevifolia and Related Species
1 Apr 1992
Abstract excerpt
The demand for taxol, a promising cancer chemotherapeutic agent, far exceeds supply. Presently, taxol is derived from the bark of the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, a small, slow-growing evergreen tree native to the northwestern United States. Knowledge of the distribution and magnitude of genetic and non-genetic sources of variation in taxol content in the genus Taxus is necessary if supply issues are to be met...
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