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Science 14 September 1962:
Vol. 137. no. 3533, pp. 859 - 860
DOI: 10.1126/science.137.3533.859
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On the Decay Retardant Properties of Some Tropolones

A. B. Anderson 1, T. C. Scheffer 2, and C. Duncan 2

1 Forest Products Laboratory, University of California, Richmond
2 U. S. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin

The heartwoods of tree species containing tropolone compounds in their extractive components are classed among the more durable woods. Two new tropolones, namely, agr-thujaplicinol and pygmaein from the heartwood of Cupressus pygmaea, were also found to exhibit strong fungitoxic properties active against a number of wood-destroying fungi. The hydroxyl group appears to be the functional grouping which is largely responsible for the fungicidal action exhibited by this type of compound.


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