Taxusin

Taxusin

Names
Systematic IUPAC name (5α,9α,10β,13α)-Taxa-4(20),11-diene-5,9,10,13-tetrayl tetraacetate
Identifiers
ChEBI	CHEBI:63664
ChEMBL	ChEMBL368741
ChemSpider	146810
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
PubChem	167825
SMILES [H][C@@]1(C[C@@]2([H])C[C@]3([H])C(=C)[C@H](CC[C@@]3(C)[C@@H](OC(C)=O)[C@H](OC(C)=O)C(=C1C)C2(C)C)OC(C)=O)OC(C)=O
Properties
Chemical formula	C28H40O8
Molar mass	504.612396 Da
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Taxusin is a taxane isolate derived from Taxus wallichiana. Taxusin can be used to synthesize taxadiene -diol and -triol derivatives via deoxygenation.^[1]

See also

• Taxoid 7beta-hydroxylase
• Yunnanxane
• Hongdoushans

References

1. Li H, Horiguchi T, Croteau R, Williams RM (2008). "Studies on Taxol Biosynthesis: Preparation of Taxadiene-diol- and triol-Derivatives by Deoxygenation of Taxusin.". Tetrahedron 64 (27): 6561–6567. doi:10.1016/j.tet.2008.04.008. PMC 2585798. PMID 19122848.