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An antifungal factor isolated from extracts of Cymbidium (Orchidaceae) roots and infected pseudobulbs was identified as monolinolein.
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Stoessl, A., Fisch, M.H. & Arditti, J. Monolinolein as a selective fungus inhibitor from Cymbidium, Orchidaceae. Mycopathologia 70, 131–134 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443022
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