Paclitaxel ni imiti igabanya ubukana ikurwa mu mashami no mu mababi ya Taxus chinensis, ariko ibiyirimo muri Taxus chinensis ni 0.01% gusa, naho Taxus chinensis ni igihingwa cy’icyiciro cya mbere cy’igihugu gikingira kidasanzwe gifite umutungo kamere muto.Paclitaxel ya sintetike yabaye ingingo ishyushye. .Bimwe mubikoresho fatizo byo kubona paclitaxel na sem-synthesis ni 10-Deacetylbaccatin III, kandi patenti zihari zerekanye ko bishoboka kubona paclitaxel ukoresheje igice cya synthesis ya 10-Deacetylbaccatin III.Hande Bio itanga Ubuziranenge Bukuru 10-Deacetylbaccatin 99. ifu ya CAS 32981-86-5. Kubindi bisobanuro, nyamuneka twandikire kumurongo.