Question

Taxol is obtained from
A) Taxus
B) Acetabularia
C) Cycas
D) Pinus

Answer 1

Hint: Taxol is an anticancer drug, obtained from the bark of the Taxus baccata which is also known as yew tree. Researchers have found that these substances can also be extracted from the needles of trees.

Complete Solution:
Taxol is a chemotherapy drug which was extracted from the bark and was selected for commercial use in 1977 and was first tested in 1984 and was approved by US food and Drug administration in 1992.
Taxol is a member of the taxane family of drugs. Taxane family of drugs includes cabazitaxel and docetaxel. The National Cancer Institute screened 35,000 plants, but Barclay collected a particular sample from the bark of Yew Tree and discovered this highly prescribed chemotherapy drug for the cancer.
Acetabularia is a class of green algae in the family Polyphysaceae, Typically found in subtropical waters, Acetabularia is a solitary celled animal, yet enormous in size and complex in structure, making it a phenomenal model living being for contemplating cell science.
Cycadales are of clear significance as food plants and utilized differently as the wellspring of food materials, for example, 'sago' and 'seed starch' vegetables, cakes, kaffir bread and poultry feed.
Pine wood is broadly utilized in high-esteem carpentry things, for example, furniture, window outlines, framing, floors, and material, and the pitch of certain species is a significant wellspring of turpentine.

Additional Information:
Our body cells have long rod-like structures which are called microtubules and these microtubules have several functions like to act as a type of skeleton that provides shape to cells. When cells divide, the microtubule skeleton will break down and then cells rebuild it.
Taxol promotes the formation of these microtubules and gets in the way when cells try to divide, and prevent cells from division and leads to a process of programmed cell death (apoptosis) and kills tumors.

Note:
Taxol is provided as an injection into the vein, but if the medication escapes from the vein it can cause inflammation and also cause tissue damage. So, if someone is medicated with taxol and experiencing pain or any inflammation one should alert their health expert immediately.
Hence, the correct answer is option (A) Taxus .