δ-Viniferin is a resveratrol dehydro

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. It is an isomer of epsilon-viniferin. It can be isolated from stressed grapevine ('' Vitis vinifera'') leaves. It is also found in plant cell cultures and wine. It can also be found in ''

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''. It is a grapevine phytoalexin following stresses like

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(by '' Plasmopara viticola'', the agent of downy mildew),

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irradiation or ozone treatment. '' Botryosphaeria obtusa'', a pathogen responsible for the black dead arm disease of grapevine, has also been shown to be able to oxidise wood δ-resveratrol into delta-viniferin. In cell cultures, the use of methyl jasmonate and

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s stimulates δ-viniferin

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. Delta-viniferin can also be produced from

resveratrol Resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxy-''trans''-stilbene) is a stilbenoid, a type of natural phenol, and a phytoalexin produced by several plants in response to injury or when the plant is under attack by pathogens, such as bacteria or fungi. Sources ...

by human

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(COX-1, cyclooxygenase-1) or from ''trans''-resveratrol and (−)- epsilon-viniferin by

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Stilbenoids isolated from ''Vitis vinifera'' at Schroeder group website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Viniferin, delta- Resveratrol oligomers Stilbenoid dimers Phytoalexins Oxygen heterocycles Heterocyclic compounds with 2 rings

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