Hopeaphenol is a stilbenoid. It is a resveratrol tetramer. It has been first isolated from DipterocarpaceaeThe structure of hopeaphenol. P. Coggon, T. J. King and S. C. Wallwork, Chem. Commun. (London), 1966, pages 439-440, like Shorea ovalis.The Isolation of Hopeaphenol, a Tetramer Stilbene, from Shorea ovalis Blume. Advances in Natural & Applied Sciences, January–April 2009, Volume 3, Issue 1, page 107 (abstract) It has also been isolated from wines from North Africa.
It shows an opposite effect to vitisin A on apoptosis of myocytes isolated from adult rat heart.
See also Phenolic compounds in wine
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