α-Viniferin is a stilbene trimer. It can be isolated from Caragana chamlagu[1] and from Caragana sinica[2] and from the stem bark of Dryobalanops aromatica.[3] It is also present in relation to resistance to Botrytis cinerea and Plasmopara viticola in Vitis vinifera and Vitis riparia.[4] It has been shown to inhibit acetylcholinesterase.[1]

References

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  2. ^ Shu, N; Zhou, H; Hu, C (2006). "Simultaneous determination of the contents of three stilbene oligomers in Caragana sinica collected in different seasons using an improved HPLC method". Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 29 (4): 608–12. doi:10.1248/bpb.29.608. PMID 16595888.
  3. ^ Wibowo, A.; Ahmat, N.; Hamzah, A.S.; Sufian, A.S.; Ismail, N.H.; Ahmad, R.; Jaafar, F.M.; Takayama, H. (2011). "Malaysianol A, a new trimer resveratrol oligomer from the stem bark of Dryobalanops aromatica". Fitoterapia. 82 (4): 676–81. doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2011.02.006. PMID 21338657.
  4. ^ Disease resistance of Vitis spp. and the production of the stress metabolites resveratrol, epsilon -viniferin, alpha -viniferin and pterostilbene. Langcake P, Physiological Plant Pathology, 1981, Vol. 18, No. 2, pages 213-226 (abstract Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine)