Kobophenol A is a stilbenoid. It is a

tetramer A tetramer () ('' tetra-'', "four" + '' -mer'', "parts") is an oligomer formed from four monomers or subunits. The associated property is called ''tetramery''. An example from inorganic chemistry is titanium methoxide with the empirical formula ...

of resveratrol. It can be isolated from '' Caragana chamlagu'',(+)-α-Viniferin, a Stilbene Trimer from Caragana chamlague, Inhibits Acetylcholinesterase. Sang Hyun Sung, So Young Kang, Ki Yong Lee, Mi Jung Park, Jeong Hun Kim, Jong Hee Park, Young Chul Kim, Jinwoong Kim and Young Choong Kim, Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin, Vol. 25, 2002
from '' Caragana sinica''Simultaneous determination of the contents of three stilbene oligomers in Caragana sinica collected in different seasons using an improved HPLC method. Shu Na; Zhou Hong; Hu Changqi, Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 2006, vol. 29, no4, pp. 608-612
/ref> and from '' Carex folliculata'' seeds.Identification and bioactivities of resveratrol oligomers and flavonoids from Carex folliculata seeds. Li L, Henry GE and Seeram NP, J Agric Food Chem., 26 August 2009, volume 57, issue 16, pages 7282-7287, The molecule shows a 2,3,4,5-tetraaryltetrahydrofuran skeleton. It has been shown to inhibit acetylcholinesterase. Acid-catalyzed

epimerization In stereochemistry, an epimer is one of a pair of diastereomers. The two epimers have opposite configuration at only one stereogenic center out of at least two. All other stereogenic centers in the molecules are the same in each. Epimerization is t ...

of kobophenol A to carasinol B can be performed in vitro.Acid-catalyzed Epimerization of Kobophenol A to Carasinol B. Kejun Cheng, Gaolin Liang and Changqi Hu, Molecules 2008, 13(4), 938-942
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{{Oligostilbenoid Resveratrol oligomers Natural phenol tetramers Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors