The demand for the widely used cancer drug Taxol is increasing, but it's difficult and expensive to produce because it hasn't been possible to do it biosynthetically. Until now, that is. Researchers ...

The widely used chemotherapy drug paclitaxel, commonly known as Taxol, was first extracted from the Pacific yew tree in 1963. But while plants have figured out how to manufacture the molecule, for ...

Here’s a rare treat. It’s one thing to read about Taxol, one of the most important breakthroughs in modern cancer treatment. It’s another thing to hear the story from someone directly involved in the ...

The demand for the widely used cancer drug Taxol is increasing, but it's difficult and expensive to produce because it hasn't been possible to do it biosynthetically. Until now, that is. Researchers ...

“Synthetic” and “natural” are largely useless terms. But not “semisynthetic.” It’s a real word that describes a critical process in drug development and production. Here’s how it solved the supply ...

Taxol is one of the most widely used drugs in chemotherapy. It’s prescribed for breast, ovarian, cervical and lung cancer. But producing it has long been a costly and environmentally damaging process.

Robert Holton, a chemist who helped develop an easier, cost-efficient way to produce the blockbuster cancer drug Taxol, paving the way for large-scale production of a medication that has been used to ...

Stanford University researchers report the discovery of eight previously unknown genes that, when expressed in tobacco leaves, reconstitute the Taxol precursor baccatin III at levels matching its ...

Robert Holton, the chemist who synthesized the cancer drug Taxol, died at 81. His synthesis allowed for mass production of the drug, making it widely available to cancer patients. Taxol, initially ...

Robert A. Holton, a retired Florida State University professor, died at his home in Tallahassee, Florida, on May 21 at the age of 81. Holton is best known for his work on the anticancer drug Taxol ...

Taxol is one of the most commonly prescribed chemotherapy drugs for breast, ovarian, cervical, and lung cancer. Yet producing the drug is complex, costly, and environmentally burdensome, as it ...