2018 March 16 SPDS

Background: Resveratrol

Trans- Resveratrol (C 14 ) 3,5,4′-trihydroxy- trans -stilbene CAS number: 501-36-0 IUPAC name: 5-[( E )-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]benzene-1,3-diol H 12 O 3

First isolated in 1939 from Veratrum album by Michio Takaoka ( J. Chem. Soc. Japan 1939; 60: 1090–1100)

Background: Resveratrol

Resveratrol cis/trans Chemistry

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Although trans -resveratrol is the biosynthetic product, UV exposure can isomerize it to the cis isomer.