Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (4): 56-64.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2015.03.004

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History, Current Status and the Prospects of Taxol Biosynthesis Research

Qiu Deyou1 Zhang Bin2 Yang Yanfang1 Shao Fenjuan1 Teng Wenjing2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding,the Research Institute of Forestry,Chinese Academy of Forestry,Beijing 100091;
    2. Patent Examination Cooperation Center of the Patent Office,SIPO,Beijing 100190
  • Received:2015-01-20 Online:2015-04-22 Published:2015-04-22

Abstract: Taxol is a diterpene isolated from Taxus. It is one of the most widely used compounds in the treatment of lung, ovarian and breast cancer. In this paper, the history of taxol biosynthesis research, its current status and the present research progress are reviewed. The future directions as well as the prospects of taxol biosynthesis research are also discussed.

Key words: taxol, biosynthesis research, current status, the prospects