Table 2.

MT Binding/Stabilizing Agents from Natural Products

MT binding/stabilizng agents	Natural product source
Paclitaxel (Taxol)	Pacific yew bark
Coumarins and dicoumarol	Diverse plant leaves
Dictostatins	Marine sponges
Discodermolides	Marine sponges
Eleutherobin	Soft ocean coral
Sarcodictyins A and B	Soft ocean coral
Epothilones A and B	Myxobacteria
Laulimalides	Marine sponges
Peloruside	Marine sponges
Taccalonolides	Tiger whisker plant
Tubercidin	Marine sponges, bacteria

This table lists a number of representative MT-binding/stabilizing compounds and the natural products from whence they are derived (see Trojanowski et al23 for further discussion and additional citations).