(4S,7R,8S,9S,13Z,16S)-4,8-Bis-{[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy}-5,5,7,9,13-pentamethyl-16-[(E)-1-methyl-2-(2-methyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)ethenyl]oxocyclohexadec-13-ene-2,6-dione

White Foam

An intermediate in the synthesis of Epothilones. Epothilones are polyketide natural products that inhibit cancer cells by a mechanism similar to paclitaxel, and also are effective against paclitaxel-resistant tumours. Epothilone D is in phase I clinical testing of in patients with advanced solid tumours. Epothilone D is a cytotoxic macrolide that stabilises malignant cells' microtubules and arrests mitosis, a characteristic it shares with other epothilones. They bind to the same hepatic sites as does paclitaxel (Taxol) in a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio of a, b-tubulin heterodimers.