PELLETIZING YEW BIOMASS FOR EXTRACTION OF TAXANES AND OTHER NATURAL PRODUCTS

摘要

A process of making Yew pellets from Yew tree material is disclosed herein. The process comprising the steps of (i) adding from about 1% to about 20% w/ w water to the Yew tree material; and (ii) compressing the Yew tree material i n a die to from a pellet whereby the resulting pellet has a final moisture content of less than 10% by weight. The yew pellets produced herein are suitable for extracting taxane molecules from the pellets.