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Taxine alkaloids, which are often named under the collective title of taxines, are the toxic chemicals that can be isolated from the yew tree.[2][3] The amount of taxine alkaloids depends on the species of yew, with Taxus baccata and Taxus cuspidata containing the most.[4] The major taxine alkaloids are taxine A and taxine B although there are at least 10 different alkaloids.[5] Until 1956, it was believed that all the taxine alkaloids were one single compound named taxine.[4]
The taxine alkaloids are cardiotoxins with taxine B being the most active.[6] Taxine alkaloids have no medical uses but Paclitaxel and other taxanes that can be isolated from yews have been used as chemotherapy drugs.[7]
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