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Title: Dihydro-resveratrol-A potent dietary polyphenol

Journal Article · · Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
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  1. ORNL
  2. N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center
  3. Hefei National Laboratory for the Physical Sciences at Microscale
  4. Chemical Diversity Research Institute

Dihydro-resveratrol (dihydro-R), a prominent polyphenol component of red wine, has a profound proliferative effect on hormone-sensitive tumor cell lines such as breast cancer cell line MCF7. We found a significant increase in MCF7 tumor cells growth rates in the presence of picomolar concentrations of this compound. The proliferative effect of dihydro-R was not observed in cell lines that do not express hormone receptors (MDA-MB-231, BT-474, and -562).

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1038463
Journal Information:
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Vol. 20, Issue 20; ISSN 0960-894X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English