The Conquest of Taxol

Much has been written about taxol, one of the newest weapons against cancer, and its producer, the Pacific Yew tree (Taxus brevifolia).

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In this article, the authors give a frank and behind-the-scenes account of their encounter with this well-known molecule, which they and their collaborators faced as a synthetic target.

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Once again total synthesis is found to offer excellent opportunities for developing new synthetic strategies and novel reactions. The team of chemists who took up this challenge emerged with valuable experience and confidence in their skills.     

紫杉醇全合成

评论了紫杉醇合成了合成战略，合成路线，逆合成分析及展望，参考文献９篇。     

固相萃取高效液相色谱法快速测定红豆杉枝叶中的3种紫杉烷类化合物

研究了用固相萃取预分离高效液相色谱法测定红豆杉枝叶中紫杉醇、三尖杉宁碱和7 表紫杉醇的方法。其中,固相萃取使用了一种新型的PRP 6高分子树脂。红豆杉枝叶经干燥粉碎后用甲醇提取,提取液用PRP 6固相萃取小柱预分离,以V(乙腈)∶V(水)=45∶55为流动相,用C18色谱柱进行分离,紫外检测器227nm测定上述3种紫杉烷类化合物,该方法加标回收率为91%～98%。此法可以快速准确的测定不同红豆杉枝叶中上述3种紫杉烷类化合物。