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Improving natural medicines

Nature’s toolbox provides us with a wealth of good drugs. But with the help of some chemistry, minute modifications can make them great

Taxol and taxotère are obtained from yew trees

This article links to the following topics in the AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, CCEA and SQA exam specifications:

• Addition of H2 to a C=C bond.

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