Talk:Paclitaxel

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[edit] Wikipedia is great

I was happy to see this article in the Wikipedia and delighted to be able to add a bit more information about Taxol's discoverers. I work at RTI and know Drs. Wall and Wani. Glad to be able to get them some Wikipedian recognition. SteveSmith

Thanks for your contributions! Man, Wikipedia is awesome -- a little over an hour after my original submission, someone who knows the creators of Taxol adds some very useful information on it. User:maveric149


[edit] Other sources of paclitaxel

I have read that Taxol can be produced also from a shrub common in Eastern Canada called ground hemlock or eastern yew (Taxus canadensis). See Natural resources Canada and CBC news. Is the drug produced from shrubs cheaper/simpler/higher quality than the drug produced by fermentation? Brona 15:33, 6 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] St. Petersburg Times

St. Petersburg Times November 8, 2004:" The St. Petersburg Times recently asked two University of South Florida professors to read a few Wikipedia articles on topics in their expertise. Chemistry professor Bill Baker said he was surprised at the amount of technical knowledge posted on the site, but said he found several small errors. 'The cancer drug Taxol, for example, is not produced by microbial fermentation.'

'That bothers me,' Baker said of the errors. 'I think that even if 99 percent of your facts check out, it is a disservice to promulgate 1 percent inaccuracies.'"

Probably out of date but just posting just in case.

lots of issues | leave me a message 08:30, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

{{Sofixit}}. Also, your signature is confusing! JFW | T@lk 12:51, 24 May 2005 (UTC)


[edit] License and name

I have put hte license on the past tense as per Bristol Myers Squibb and replaced many Taxols with paclitaxels. Please revert if I'm wrong. Rich Farmbrough 21:30, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Structure

I'd say the structure of taxol isn't "extremely" complex... it certainly is complex, yes, but the adjective "extremely" would suit more a molecule like Maitotoxin.

I disagree. Maitotoxin is actually simpler than Taxol, since it has a quasirepetitive motif with only a small set of functional groups. However, judgement calls like that don't belong in wikipedia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.131.130.118 (talk) 10:23, 8 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Updates

Mostly spelling, capitalization, paragraph structure, readability, etc. However, clarification of various Taxus species and uses, with new info on current production methods. Thanks! Dcwest 19:35, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

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