title: Antifungal constituent from Gordonia dassanayakei.
abstract: The hexane extract of the stem bark of Gordonia dassanayakei showed high antifungal activity against plant pathogenic fungi Curvularia sp., Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Rhizoctonia solani, Corynespora cassiicola, and Fusarium sp. A compound responsible for the antifungal activity was isolated and identified as 3-formyl-2,4-dihydroxy-6-methylbenzoic acid 3-hydroxy-4-(methoxycarbonyl)-2,5-dimethylphenyl ester (1).
authors: Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: Athukoralage
authors: H M
authors: HM
authors: Herath
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Deraniyagala
authors: R L
authors: RL
authors: Wijesundera
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: Weerasinghe
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020448:Ericales; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D018547:Plant Stems; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts