rhapontigenin
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Rhapontigenin is a stilbenoid. It can be isolated from Vitis coignetiae or from Gnetum cleistostachyum.
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- Mass
- 258.089209
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- found in taxon
- Rheum rhaponticum
- chemical formula
- C₁₅H₁₄O₄
- isomeric SMILES
- COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)/C=C/C2=CC(=CC(=C2)O)O)O
- canonical SMILES
- COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C=CC2=CC(=CC(=C2)O)O)O
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Rhapontigenin is a stilbenoid. It can be isolated from Vitis coignetiae or from Gnetum cleistostachyum.
It shows an action on prostate cancer cells. It has been shown to inhibit the human cytochrome P450 1A1, an enzyme implicated in the biotransformation of a number of carcinogenic and immunotoxic compounds.
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