De Bruin, LouiseUniversity of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science2015-04-232015-04-232015-03-022015-04-23http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44515Originally published as HTML file, converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Version 9.0.0.The recent UP discovery of a novel compound holds so much promise that some of the world’s leading scientists and pharmaceutical companies want to get involved in its future development. Dr Candice van Wyk and Dr Francien Botha, of the School of Dentistry and the Phytomedicine Programme of the Department of Paraclinical Sciences respectively, managed to isolate a compound from the plant extract of a common tree in South Africa that is proving to have miraculous anti-fungal properties.4 pages : 2 color photosPDF fileen©University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science. Provided for educational and preservation purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.Faculty of Veterinary Science, News media coverage ofNovel compoundPlant extractFungal infectionsCandidiasisVeterinary medicine -- Press coverageVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaVeterinary science activities SDG-03SDG-03: Good health and well-beingText