Two New Taxanes from the Needles and Branches Bark of Taxus cuspidata

Two new taxanes were isolated from the MeOH extract of the needles and branches bark of the Japanese yew, Taxus cuspidata. The structures were established as (2 α ,5 α ,7 β ,9 α ,10 β ,13 α )‐5,10,13,20‐tetraacetoxytax‐11‐ene‐2,7,9‐triol ( 1 ) and (2 α ,5 α ,9 α ,10 β )‐2,9,10‐triacetoxy‐5‐[( β ‐ D ‐glucopyranosyl)oxy]‐3,11‐cyclotax‐11‐en‐13‐one ( 2 ) on the basis of in‐depth 1D‐ and 2D‐NMR analyses ( Tables 1 – 3, Fig. 1 ). Compound 2 is the first example of a transannular taxane glycoside isolated from a natural source.