Resveratrol
Antioxidant
Product Specifications
Background
Resveratrol is a stilbenoid and a phytoalexin produced naturally by several plants. Its effects are numerous and include anti-cancer (1), anti-inflammatory (2), anti-fungal and has other beneficial cardiovascular effects.
It has been proposed that Mn SOD is increased by the pathwayRESV-SIRT1/Nad+- FOXO3a- MnSOD (3). In terms of its anti-cancer properties, resveratrol modulates the transcription factor NF-KB and inhibition of the cytochrome P450 enzyme (1, 4). It also enhances hippocampal neurogenesis.
CAS Number
501-36-0
Product Name Alternative
5-[ (E) -2- (4-Hydroxyphenyl) vinyl]-1,3-benzenediol
UNSPSC
41116105
Type
Antioxidant
Source
Synthetic
Field of Research
Cancer | Apoptosis | Neuroscience | Neurodegeneration | Neurogenesis
Purity
>98%
Weight
0.5
Format
Off-White Solid
Solubility
Soluble to 100 mM in DMSO and to 100 mM in ethanol
Molecular Formula
C14H12O3
Molecular Weight
228.25
Precautions
Not for use in humans. Not for use in diagnostics or therapeutics. For in vitro research use only.
References & Citations
1. Leiro J., et al. (2005) Int Immunopharm. 5(2): 393-406.
2. Gentilli M., et al. (2001) Life Sciences. 68(11): 1317-1321.
3. Robb E.L., et al. (2008) Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 367(2): 406-412.
4. Chun Y.J., Kim M.Y., Guengerich F.P. (1999) Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 262(1): 20-24.
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