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many chemotherapy drugs used to treat cancer work by modifyingthe mitotic spindle. Paclitaxel works by interfering with normalmicrotubule breakdown during cell division and Vinblastine works bybinding tubular, thereby inhibiting the assembly of microtubules.How specifically do you think these drugs would stop cancer cell?What consequences might taking these drugs have for a cancerpatient?

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Part 1 Pacilitaxel action mechanism Step 1 Pacilitaxel binds to Nterminal amino acids of tubulin subunits Step2 This binding inhibits depolymerization of Microtubules    See Answer
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