Through bioassay-guided separation of the chemical constituents of the
needles of Taxus sumatrana, taxol (1), cephalomannine(2), and a new t
axoid 19-hydroxy-13-oxobaccatin III (8) have been isolated together wi
th 7-epi-10-deacetyltaxol (3), 7-epi-10-deacetylcephalomannine (4), ba
ccatin III (5), 19-hydroxybaccatin III (6), and 10-deacetyl-13-oxobacc
atin III (7). The chemical structure of 8 has been elucidated on the b
ases of its chemical and physicochemical properties.