J Nat Prod. 1997 Nov; 60(11): 1082-7.

Isolation, synthesis, and antiplatelet aggregation activity of resveratrol 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside and related compounds.

Orsini F, Pelizzoni F, Verotta L, Aburjai T, Rogers CB.

Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Industriale, UniversitÃ degli Studi, Milano, Italy. [email protected]

Resveratrol 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1) has been isolated from the seeds of Erythrophleum lasianthum (Caesalpinioidae, Leguminosae), a South African plant used in traditional medicine, and has shown antiplatelet aggregation activity. The synthesis of 1, related hydroxystilbenes, and their glucosides has been undertaken to provide larger quantities, for further biological evaluation, and has been accomplished via Wittig reactions followed by glucosylation under phase transfer catalysis.