The anticancer drug taxol
A) blocks microtubule organizing centers.
B) stabilizes microtubules and thus inhibits disassembly.
C) blocks microtubule assembly by binding to free tubulin.
D) accelerates microtubule disassembly by binding to tubulin in microtubules, causing those molecules to exit the microtubule more quickly.

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Taxol stabilizes microtubules, preventing their disassembly and ultimately leading to cell death. This is achieved by binding to beta-tubulin subunits within the microtubule, which inhibits their depolymerization and disrupts normal microtubule functions within the cell.

The Anticancer Drug Taxol