Parthenocissus laetevirens explained

Parthenocissus laetevirens is a climbing plant species in the genus Parthenocissus found in China.

Parthenocissus laetevirens contains the stilbene oligomers laetevirenol A, B, C, D and E,^[1] the stilbene tetramers laetevirenol F and G^[2] as well as the dimers of resveratrol parthenocissin A, quadrangularin A, pallidol and amurensin A.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Stilbene Oligomers from Parthenocissus laetevirens: Isolation, Biomimetic Synthesis, Absolute Configuration, and Implication of Antioxidative Defense System in the Plant. Shan He, Bin Wu, Yuanjiang Pan and Liyan Jiang, J. Org. Chem., 2008, 73 (14), pp. 5233–5241,
2. Two Novel Antioxidative Stilbene Tetramers from Parthenocissus laetevirens. Shan He, Liyan Jiang, Bin Wu, Jing Zhou and Yuan-Jiang Pan, Helvetica Chimica Acta, Volume 92, Issue 7, pages 1260–1267, July 2009,
3. Characterization of polyphenol compounds from the roots and stems of Parthenocissus laetevirens by high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Juanjuan Chen, Shan He, Hui Mao, Cuirong Sun and Yuanjiang Pan, Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 2009, volume 23, pages 737–744,