Taxine

Chemical structure of taxine A
Chemical structure of taxine B

Taxine is a toxic alkaloid mixture from the Yew tree, Taxus baccata.[1] It is composed of taxine A and taxine B, and their derivatives such as 2-deacetyltaxine A, isotaxine B and 1-deoxytaxine B.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Taxine". Toxnet. NLM. 2009-01-05.
  2. ↑ Wilson, C. R.; Sauer, J.; Hooser, S. B. (2001). "Taxines: A Review of the Mechanism and Toxicity of Yew (Taxus spp.) Alkaloids". Toxicon 39 (2–3): 175–85. doi:10.1016/s0041-0101(00)00146-x. PMID 10978734.