. . . . . . "Epothilone D"@en . . . "189453-10-9"@en . . . "investigational"@en . . . . . . "The principal mechanism of the epothilone class is inhibition of microtubule function. Microtubules are essential to cell division, and epothilones therefore stop cells from properly dividing. "@en . . . . "experimental"@en . "KOS-862"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Investigated for use/treatment in colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, solid tumors, and prostate cancer."@en . . . "Ludger Wessjohann, \"Epothilone synthesis building blocks III and IV: asymmetrically substituted acyloins and acyloin derivatives, methods for their production and methods for the production of epothilones B, D and epothilone derivatives.\" U.S. Patent US20040082651, issued April 29, 2004."@en . . .