''Caragana sinica'' () is a species belonging to the genus '' Caragana''. ''Caragana sinica'' is known to produce the stilbenoid trimers α-viniferin, showing acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity, and

miyabenol C Miyabenol C is a stilbenoid. It is a resveratrol trimer. It is found in ''Vitis vinifera'' (grape), in Foeniculi fructus (fruit of ''Foeniculum vulgare Fennel (''Foeniculum vulgare'') is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It ...

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protein kinase C In cell biology, Protein kinase C, commonly abbreviated to PKC (EC 2.7.11.13), is a family of protein kinase enzymes that are involved in controlling the function of other proteins through the phosphorylation of hydroxyl groups of serine and ...

inhibitorNaturally Occurring Protein Kinase C Inhibitors; II. Isolation of Oligomeric Stilbenes from Caragana sinica. Palaniappan Kulanthaivel, William P. Janzen, Lawrence M. Ballas, Jack B. Jiang, Chang-Qi Hu, James W. Darges, Jan C. Seldin, Divann J. Cofield and Laurel M. Adams, Planta Med, 1995, 61(1), pages 41-44, and two stilbene tetramers

kobophenol A Kobophenol A is a stilbenoid. It is a tetramer of resveratrol. It can be isolated from ''Caragana chamlagu'',

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carasinol B Carasinol B is a stilbenoid tetramer found in ''Caragana sinica'' (Chinese : Jin Que-gen). Acid-catalyzed epimerization of kobophenol A Kobophenol A is a stilbenoid. It is a tetramer of resveratrol. It can be isolated from '' Caragana chamlagu'' ...

.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
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Hedysareae Medicinal plants of Asia {{Faboideae-stub