A bicyclic sesquiterpene dialdehyde “Polygodial” has been isolated from leaves of the New Zealand tree Pseudowintera colorata and shown to possess strong antibiotic activity against the yeast Candida albicans . Polygodial was also found in Drimys winteri but was absent from P. axillaris and P. traversii . Key Word Index Pseudowintera colorata - Winteraceae - Polygodial - Sesquiterpenes - Anti-Candida agent
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McCallion et al. (1982) studied this question.