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Isolation and Identification of an Antifungal Agent from Seeds of American Elm. R. W. Doskotch, Professor, Division of Natural Products Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210; S. L. Keely, Jr.,(2) and L. R. Schreiber(3). (2)Former Postdoctoral Research Associate, Division of Natural Products Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210; (3)Plant Pathologist, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Shade Tree and Ornamental Plants Laboratory, Delaware, Ohio 43015. Phytopathology 65:634-635. DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-65-634.

Capric acid, a 10-carbon straight-chain fatty acid isolated from American elm, Ulmus americana, seeds, was identified as the antifungal agent active against the Dutch elm disease fungus Ceratocystis ulmi and several other fungi.