Deoxyschizandrin is a bio-active isolate of ''

Schisandra chinensis ''Schisandra chinensis'' (common name: magnolia-vine, Chinese magnolia-vine, schisandra), whose fruit is called magnolia berry or five-flavor-fruit (from Chinese 五味子 ''wǔwèizi''), is a vine plant native to forests of Northern China, the ...

''. Deoxyschizandrin has been found to act as an agonist of the

adiponectin receptor 2 Adiponectin receptor 2 (AdipoR2) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ''ADIPOR2'' gene. It is a member of the progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) family, and is also known as PAQR2. Structure Similar to G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR ...

(AdipoR2).

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Adiponectin receptor agonists Phytochemicals {{organic-compound-stub