Vitisin A (stilbenoid)
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Vitisin A is a resveratrol
Resveratrol
Resveratrol is a stilbenoid, a type of natural phenol, and a phytoalexin produced naturally by several plants when under attack by pathogens such as bacteria or fungi....

 tetramer found in Vitis
Vitis
Vitis is a genus of about 60 species of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus is made up of species predominantly from the Northern hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, both for direct consumption of the fruit and for fermentation to produce...

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It shows an opposite effect to hopeaphenol
Hopeaphenol
Hopeaphenol is a stilbenoid. It is a resveratrol tetramer isolated from wines.It shows an opposite effect to vitisin A on apoptosis of myocytes isolated from adult rat heart....

on apoptosis of myocytes isolated from adult rat heart.

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