Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Taylor & Francis, London, UK. 2003. Xiv, 456 pages. Illustrated. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Taxol, originally derived from the North American Yew tree in 1971, is well-known worldwide as a powerful anticancer agent. Mechanistically, it has a unique microtubule stabilizing activity, and was clinically developed as a therapeutic agent in the treatment of breast and ovarian cancers at the National Cancer Institute, Washington D. C. , USA. ; Medicinal And Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles; 9.8 X 7.0 X 1.2 inches; 386 pages.