Yunnanxane is a bioactive

taxane Taxanes are a class of diterpenes. They were originally identified from plants of the genus ''Taxus'' (yews), and feature a taxadiene core. Paclitaxel (Taxol) and docetaxel (Taxotere) are widely used as chemotherapy agents. Cabazitaxel was FDA app ...

diterpenoid first isolated from ''

Taxus wallichiana ''Taxus wallichiana'', the Himalayan yew, is a species of yew, native to the Himalaya and parts of south-east Asia. The species has a variety of uses in traditional medicine. It is currently classified as endangered by the IUCN. Distribution an ...

''. Yunnanxane was later isolated from cell cultures of ''

Taxus cuspidata ''Taxus cuspidata'', the Japanese yew or spreading yew, is a member of the genus ''Taxus'', native to Japan, Korea, northeast China and the extreme southeast of Russia. Names In Japan, the tree is known as ''ichi'i'' (一位), meaning "first ...

'' and ''

Taxus chinensis ''Taxus chinensis'' is a species of yew. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to '' Taxus celebica'' or '' Taxus sumatrana''. The species was first described by Alfred Rehder in 1919 in the Journal of the Arnol ...

''. Four homologous esters of yunnanxane have also been isolated from ''Taxus''. Yunnanxane is reported to have anticancer activity ''in vitro''.

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