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. 2008 Dec;72(4):590–641. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.00016-08

TABLE 4.

Stilbenes

Name or abbreviation Molecular formula Source Other names Inhibitory potency, I50 (reference)
Resveratrol C14H12O3 Grapes and red wine 3,4′,5-Stilbenetriol; 3,4′,5-trihydroxystilbene 27.7 μM (rat brain SMP, ATP synthesis) (448); 14 μM (rat liver MF1-ATPase) (449); 19 μM (rat brain M F0F1-ATPase) (448); 6.4 μM (bovine heart MF1-ATPase) (143); 2 μM (human umbilical vein endothelial cell, nonmitochondrial ATP synthase, ATP synthesis) (17)
Piceatannol C14H12O4 Seeds of Euphorbia lagascae 3,5,3′,4′-Tetrahydroxystilbene; 3-hydroxyresveratol 8-9 μM (rat brain MF0F1 ATPase) (448, 449); 4 μM (rat liver MF1-ATPase) (449); 6.1 μM (bovine heart MF1-ATPase) (143); 1.5 μM (human umbilical vein endothelial cell, nonmitochondrial ATP synthase, ATP synthesis) (143); ∼70% inhibition at 10 μM (bovine heart MF1-ATPase) (325)
DES C18H20O2 Synthetic Diethylstilbestrol; (E)-4,4′-(1,2-diethyl-1,2-ethenediyl)bisphenol; 4,4′-dihydroxydiethylstilbene; (E)-3,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-ascic; Acnestrol; Antigestil; Comestrol; Cyren; Desma; Dibestrol; Distilbene; Estrobene; Pabestrol; Stilbetin; Vagestrol 10 μM (rat liver MF0F1-ATPase) (252); 10-25 μM (rat brain MF0F1-ATPase) (451)
SITS C17H14N2O7S3 Synthetic 4-Acetamido-4′-isothiocyanostilbene 2,2′-disulfonate ∼1.3 μM (V. parahaemolyticus F0F1-ATPase) (290); 95% inhibition at 25 μM (V. parahaemolyticus F1-ATPase) (344)
DIDS C16H10N2O6S4 Synthetic 4, 4′-d-Isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid; diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2-disulfonic acid 20.9 μM (rat liver MF1ATPase) (40)