Carasinol B
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Carasinol B is a stilben tetramer
Tetramer
A tetramer is a protein with four subunits . There are homotetramers such as glutathione S-transferase or single-strand binding protein, dimers of hetero-dimers such as hemoglobin , and heterotetramers, where each subunit is different.-Subunit interactions in tetramers:The interactions between...

 found in Caragana sinica
Caragana sinica
Caragana sinica is a species belonging to the genus Caragana.Caragana sinica is known to produce α-viniferin, a stilben trimer showing acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity and two stilbene tetramers kobophenol A, and carasinol B....

(Chinese : Jin Que-gen).

Acid-catalyzed epimerization of kobophenol A
Kobophenol A
Kobophenol A is a stilbene tetramer. It can be isolated from Caragana chamlague and from Caragana sinica.It has been shown to inhibit acetylcholinesterase.Acid-catalyzed epimerization of kobophenol A to carasinol B can be performed in vitro....

to carasinol B can be performed in vitro.
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