Baccatin_III

Baccatin III

Baccatin III

Chemical compound

Baccatin III is an isolate from the yew tree (Genera Taxus). Baccatin III is a precursor to the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel (Taxol).

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In 2014, researchers reported introduction and expression of the endophytic fungal gene responsible for synthesizing baccatin III (10-deacetylbaccatin III 10-O-acetyltransferase), to the mushroom Flammulina velutipes.[1] Researchers achieved the same accomplishment with Escherichia coli in 2000.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Han F, Kang LZ, Zeng XL, Ye ZW, Guo LQ, Lin JF (2014). "Bioproduction of baccatin III, an advanced precursor of paclitaxol with transgenic Flammulina velutipes expressing 10-Deacetylbaccatin III-10-O-acetyl transferase gene". J Sci Food Agric. 94 (12): 2376–2383. doi:10.1002/jsfa.6562. PMID 24403190.
  2. [2]
    Walker K, Croteau R (2000). "Molecular cloning of a 10-deacetylbaccatin III-10-O-acetyl transferase cDNA from Taxus and functional expression in Escherichia coli". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 97 (2): 583–7. Bibcode:2000PNAS...97..583W. doi:10.1073/pnas.97.2.583. PMC 15373. PMID 10639122.


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