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IN a recent communication, Grosjean1 reported on the fungicidal activity of aqueous extracts from the bark of Populus species. In our laboratory the bark of Populus candicans has been studied in more detail. It was found to contain several compounds of low fungistatic activity such as pyrocatechol, salicin, saligenin and salicylic acid derivatives, whereas the test results revealed that substances of relatively high activity were also present. Two of these compounds were isolated as follows.
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KLÖPPING, H., VAN DER KERK, G. Antifungal Agents from the Bark of Populus candicans. Nature 167, 996–997 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167996a0
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