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peterwornTaxol, a potent anticancer natural product (with activity against a number of leukeamias and solid tumours in the breast, ovary, brain, and lung in humans) has stimulated an intense research effort over recent years. Taxol was isolated from the bark of the pacific yew ( Taxus brevifolia Nutt ) in 1971 and the structure elucidated by Wani and Wall. The initial bio