Resveratrol

White to off-white powder. Soluble in ethanol, DMSO, acetone or water (3 mg/100 ml). Selective inhibitor of COX?1. Resveratrol is a phenolic phytoalexin found in grape skin and other plants. It has intracellular antioxidant activity and activates SIRT1, a NAD+-dependent histone deacetylase involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and the enhancement of peroxisome proliferator-gamma-activated receptor coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1alpha) and FOXO activity. The anti-diabetic, neuroprotective and anti-adipogenic actions of resveratrol may be mediated via SIRT1 activation.