Method to obtain 10-desacetyllbakatin III and use 10-desacetyllbakatin III

摘要

This invention relates to a process for obtaining 10-deacetylbaccatin III from various parts of yew (Taxus sp.) by extraction with a suitable organic solvent of the aqueous solution obtained after treating the appropriate part of yew with water, followed by selective crystallization of 10-deacetylbaccatin III.