10-Deacetylbaccatin

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10-Deacetylbaccatin III
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Names
IUPAC name
1,7β,10β,13α-Tetrahydroxy-9-oxo-5β,20-epoxytax-11-ene-2α,4-diyl 2-benzoate 4-acetate
Systematic IUPAC name
(2aR,4S,4aS,6R,9S,11S,12S,12aR,12bS)-4,6,9,11-Tetrahydroxy-4a,8,13,13-tetramethyl-5-oxo-2a,3,4,4a,5,6,9,10,11,12,12a,12b-dodecahydro-1H-7,11-methanocyclodeca[3,4]benzo[1,2-b]oxete-12,12b-diyl 12b-acetate 12-benzoate
Other names
10-Deacetylbaccatin III
10-Deacetylbaccatine III
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C29H36O10/c1-14-17(31)12-29(36)24(38-25(35)16-9-7-6-8-10-16)22-27(5,23(34)21(33)20(14)26(29,3)4)18(32)11-19-28(22,13-37-19)39-15(2)30/h6-10,17-19,21-22,24,31-33,36H,11-13H2,1-5H3/t17-,18-,19+,21+,22-,24-,27+,28-,29+/m0/s1 Yes check.svgY
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  • CC1=C2C(C(=O)C3(C(CC4C(C3C(C(C2(C)C)(CC1O)O)OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)(CO4)OC(=O)C)O)C)O
Properties
C29H36O10
Molar mass 544.59 g/mol
Appearancecolorless solid
Melting point 234 °C (453 °F; 507 K)
insoluble
Solubility soluble in methanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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10-Deacetylbaccatins are a series of closely related natural organic compounds isolated from the yew tree (Genera Taxus ). 10-Deacetylbaccatin III is a precursor to the anti-cancer drug docetaxel (Taxotere).

10-deacetylbaccatin III 10-O-acetyltransferase converts 10-deacetylbaccatin to baccatin III:

acetyl-CoA + 10-deacetylbaccatin III CoA + baccatin III