METHOD FOR PRODUCING BACCATIN

摘要

The invention relates to a method for producing baccatin and/or baccatin derivatives. According to said method, 10-desacetyl baccatin or a derivative thereof is reacted in the presence of an isolated enzyme and an acetyl donor. An acetyl transferase with a molecular weight of between 70 and 72 kD, determined by SDS-PAGE, is used as the enzyme. Said acetyl transferase can be obtained from cell cultures of Taxus chinensis.