T1912

Paclitaxel

from Taxus yannanensis, powder

• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄
• CAS Number: 33069-62-4
• Molecular Weight: 853.91
• Beilstein: 1420457
• MDL number: MFCD00869953
• UNSPSC Code: 12161501
• PubChem Substance ID: 24899998
• NACRES: NA.77

Properties

• biological source: Taxus yannanensis
• Quality Level: 200
• form: powder
• color: white
• mp: 213 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• solubility: DMSO: 50 mg/mL (can be stored frozen for several months); acetonitrile: soluble; ethanol: soluble; methanol: soluble (undergoes transesterification)
• antibiotic activity spectrum: neoplastics
• Mode of action: DNA synthesis | interferes
• originator: Bristol-Myers Squibb
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: [H][C@@]12C[C@H](O)[C@@]3(C)C(=O)[C@H](OC(C)=O)C4=C(C)[C@H](C[C@@](O)([C@@H](OC(=O)c5ccccc5)[C@]3([H])[C@@]1(CO2)OC(C)=O)C4(C)C)OC(=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](NC(=O)c6ccccc6)c7ccccc7
• InChI: 1S/C47H51NO14/c1-25-31(60-43(56)36(52)35(28-16-10-7-11-17-28)48-41(54)29-18-12-8-13-19-29)23-47(57)40(61-42(55)30-20-14-9-15-21-30)38-45(6,32(51)22-33-46(38,24-58-33)62-27(3)50)39(53)37(59-26(2)49)34(25)44(47,4)5/h7-21,31-33,35-38,40,51-52,57H,22-24H2,1-6H3,(H,48,54)/t31-,32-,33+,35-,36+,37+,38-,40-,45+,46-,47+/m0/s1
• InChI key: RCINICONZNJXQF-MZXODVADSA-N
• Gene Information: human ... BCL2(596), TUBA1A(7846), TUBA1B(10376), TUBA1C(84790), TUBA3C(7278), TUBA3E(112714), TUBA4A(7277), TUBB(203068), TUBB1(81027), TUBB2A(7280), TUBB2B(347733), TUBB3(10381), TUBB4A(10382), TUBB4B(10383), TUBB6(84617), TUBB8(347688)

Description

General description

Chemical structure: taxoide

Application

Paclitaxel has been used to study PREP2-tubulin interactions using coimmunoprecipitation assays on NIH3T3 cell extracts. This drug has also been used to stabilize tubulin obtained from pig brain.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Paclitaxel is a potent anti-neoplastic and anti-mitotic taxane drug, which binds to the N-terminus of β-tubulin and and stabilizes microtubules arresting the cell cycle at the G2/M phase.

Paclitaxel is a potent anti-neoplastic and anti-mitotic taxane drug, which binds to the N-terminus of β-tubulin and and stabilizes microtubules arresting the cell cycle at the G2/M phase. The microtubule damage induces apoptosis through a JNK-dependent pathway followed by a JNK-independent pathway, perhaps related to the activation of protein kinase A (PKA) or of Raf-1 kinase, resulting in phosphorylation of Bcl-2. A major metabolite via CYP2CB is 6α-hydroxypaclitaxel (6α-OHP).

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Caution

Paclitaxel undergoes transesterification in methanol and hydrolyzes in aqueous solutions.

Preparation Note

Paclitaxel is soluble in DMSO at 50 mg/ml and can be stored frozen for several months. It is also soluble in methanol (undergoes transesterification), acetonitrile and ethanol. Paclitaxel is rapidly destroyed in weakly alkaline, methanolic solutions and in strongly acidic methanolic solutions (1:1 of methanol:concentrated HCl). It is also soluble in a mixture of 50% Cremophor EL and 50% anhydrous ethanol.

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS08
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H341,H360FD,H372
• Precautionary Statements: P202 - P260 - P264 - P280 - P308 + P313 - P405
• Hazard Classifications: Muta. 2 - Repr. 1B - STOT RE 1
• Target Organs: Central nervous system,Bone marrow,Cardio-vascular system
• Storage Class Code: 6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves