paclitaxel

特素

发音

UK /ˌpak.lɪˈtak.sɛl/
US /ˌpæk.lɪˈtæk.sl̩/

别名

paciltaxel PTX

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A taxane antineoplastic drug C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄ originally isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, but now typically derived as a semisynthetic product of the English yew; it interferes with microtubule function and inhibits cell division, and is used in the treatment of some cancers, especially those of the breast and ovary.

    不可数 医学

词源

From Pac(ific yew) + Latin (brevifo)li(a) + -taxel (“alteration of taxol”).

来源：wiktionary