The ability of selected plant extracts from wood and foliage to inhibit mold regrowth on fungal colonized wood was evaluated on Douglas-fir sapwood. Most foliage extracts produced some inhibition of Graphium or Trichode ...

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Bacillus subtilis and essential oils have been explored separately for their ability to limit colonization by wood stain and mold fungi, but neither approach has been completely effective. One alternative strategy would ...

This study identified new compounds with pest control activities. The two sources of candidates that were followed here were the main heartwood extract of Alaska Yellow Cedar (AYC) constituents and several semi-synthet ...

The objectives of this research were to isolate and determine the molecular structures of certain polyphenols in Douglas-fir and red alder barks. The compounds of interest in Douglas-fir were the lignans which are ev ...

A resin was synthesized by reacting glucose with urea and phenol under acidic conditions. To better understand the structure of this polymer and the mechanism of its formation, this study was undertaken. It was observ ...