The cuticular wax of Taxus baccata L. needles was found to contain four different classes of long-chain esters that were identified by various chemical transformations with product assignment employing GC–MS. Homologous series of (1) 3-(4′-hydroxyphenyl)-propyl esters of C20–C36 fatty acids,(2) 4-(4′-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butyl esters of C18–C28 fatty acids,(3) 3-(3′, 4′-dihydroxyphenyl)-propyl esters of C20–C32 fatty acids, and (4) 4-(3 ...
