出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/04/30 12:08 UTC 版)
Butein is a chalconoid. It can be found in Toxicodendron vernicifluum (or formerly Rhus verniciflua). It has antioxidative, aldose reductase and advanced glycation endproducts inhibitory effects. It is also a sirtuin-activating compound, a chemical compound having an effect on sirtuins, a group of enzymes that use NAD+ to remove acetyl groups from proteins.