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Taxusin
Names
	IUPAC name Taxa-4(20),11-diene-5α,9α,10β,13α-tetrayl tetraacetate
	Systematic IUPAC name (3S,4aR,6R,8S,11R,12R,12aR)-9,12a,13,13-Tetramethyl-4-methylidene-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,11,12,12a-dodecahydro-6,10-methanobenzo[10]annulene-3,8,11,12-tetrayl tetraacetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	19605-80-2;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:63664;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL368741;
ChemSpider	146810;
PubChem CID	167825;
UNII	VHS5792RP7 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90941377 ;
	SMILES [H][C@@]1(C[C@@]2([H])C[C@]3([H])C(=C)[C@H](CC[C@@]3(C)[C@@H](OC(C)=O)[C@H](OC(C)=O)C(=C1C)C2(C)C)OC(C)=O)OC(C)=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C28H40O8
Molar mass	504.612396 Da
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Taxusin is a taxane isolate derived from Taxus wallichiana. Taxusin can be used to synthesize taxadiene -diol and -triol derivatives via deoxygenation.^[1]

References[edit]

^ Li H, Horiguchi T, Croteau R, Williams RM (2008). "Studies on Taxol Biosynthesis: Preparation of Taxadiene-diol- and triol-Derivatives by Deoxygenation of Taxusin". Tetrahedron. 64 (27): 6561–6567. doi:10.1016/j.tet.2008.04.008. PMC 2585798. PMID 19122848.

[pmid19122848-1] Li H, Horiguchi T, Croteau R, Williams RM (2008). "Studies on Taxol Biosynthesis: Preparation of Taxadiene-diol- and triol-Derivatives by Deoxygenation of Taxusin". Tetrahedron. 64 (27): 6561–6567. doi:10.1016/j.tet.2008.04.008. PMC 2585798. PMID 19122848.

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