resveratrol

British  

/ rɪˈsvɛrəˌtrɒl /

noun

1. a compound found in red grapes, mulberries, peanuts, and certain plants, used medicinally as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory

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Etymology

Origin of resveratrol

C20: from _res ( _orcinol ) + _veratr ( _ine ) + _-ol ¹

Example Sentences

In the new study, published in BJC Reports, Professor Mittra and colleagues enrolled ten patients with glioblastoma and asked them to take a tablet containing small amounts of two nutraceuticals, resveratrol and copper.

From Science Daily

Another group of ten patients, whose tumors were similarly aggressive but who did not receive resveratrol and copper, served as the control group.

From Science Daily

Several key cancer markers shifted in a favorable direction in patients who received the resveratrol and copper tablets:

From Science Daily

Earlier work from his group showed that when resveratrol and copper are combined, they generate oxygen radicals that deactivate or destroy cfChPs.

From Science Daily

Its “Stem Cell Worx intraoral spray”— a 3.5-ounce spray bottle costing $65, or $18.57 per ounce — consists of bovine colostrum, a component of cow’s milk taken after the animal calves; the plant derivative resveratrol; and fucoidan, a seaweed derivative.

From Los Angeles Times