Journal article
Antifungal effects of hinokitiol and its sodium salt for wood protection
BioResources, Vol.7(4), pp.5312-5318
2012
Abstract
The ability of natural and synthetic hinokitiol, as well as a water soluble derivative (hinokitiol sodium salt), to protect wood against fungal attack was examined. Synthetic and natural hinokitiol provided similar protection. All three materials exhibited similar antifungal activity against Aspergillus niger and Penicillium citrinum on yellow poplar wafers at concentrations of 1 mg/mL or greater. Fungal attack by Gloeophyllum trabeum or Trametes versicolor was completely inhibited in soil block tests in wood treated with any of the three extracts at concentrations of 20 mg/mL or greater. The water soluble hinokitiol sodium salt was highly susceptible to leaching, and blocks subjected to leaching had little resistance to fungal attack. The results suggest that further formulation development will be necessary to produce a water-soluble hinokitiol system that can resist leaching and retain biological activity.
Details
- Title
- Antifungal effects of hinokitiol and its sodium salt for wood protection
- Authors
- S Li (Author) - Northeast Forestry University, ChinaC M Freitag (Author) - Oregon State University, United StatesJeffrey J Morrell (Author) - Oregon State University, United StatesT Okabe (Author) - Aomori Prefectural Industrial Technology Research Centre, Japan
- Publication details
- BioResources, Vol.7(4), pp.5312-5318
- Publisher
- North Carolina State University - College of Natural Resources
- Date published
- 2012
- DOI
- 10.15376/biores.7.4.5312-5318
- ISSN
- 1930-2126; 1930-2126
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2012 The author. Reproduced here with kind permission.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451441202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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