3,4′-Dihydroxystilbene is a
stilbenoid
Stilbenoids are hydroxylated derivatives of stilbene. They have a C6–C2–C6 structure. In biochemical terms, they belong to the family of phenylpropanoids and share most of their biosynthesis pathway with Chalconoid, chalcones. Most stilbenoids ...
found in the roots of ''
Hydrangea macrophylla''.
[Lunularic acid and related compounds in liverworts, algae and Hydrangea. John Gorham, Phytochemistry, 1977, Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 249–253, ]
See also
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4,4'-Dihydroxystilbene
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Resveratrol
Resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxy-''trans''-stilbene) is a stilbenoid, a type of natural phenol or polyphenol and a phytoalexin produced by several plants in response to injury or when the plant is under attack by pathogens, such as bacterium, ba ...
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Stilbenoids
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