An Organ System Approach to Explore the Antioxidative, Anti-Inflammatory, and Cytoprotective Actions of Resveratrol

Figure 1

The chemistry of resveratrol. (a) shows the trans- and cis-isomers of resveratrol. (b) shows the stilbene C6-C2-C6 backbone, which is chemically modified in resveratrol. (c) describes the overall biosynthetic process in plants, beginning with a reaction of coumaroyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA catalyzed by stilbene synthase.

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