English Name: Paclitaxel
CAS No.: 33069-62-4
Molecular formula: C47H51NO14
Molecular weight: 853.91
EINECS No.: 608-826-9
Physicochemical properties: white crystalline powder. Odorless and tasteless. Insoluble in water, easily soluble in chloroform, acetone and other organic solvents.
Product source: dried roots, branches, leaves and bark of Taxus chinensis, a Taxaceae plant.
Usage: antitumor drug. It is used to treat metastatic breast cancer and metastatic ovarian cancer.