Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Pinosylvin is a pre-infectious stilbenoid toxin (i.e. synthesized prior to infection) contrary to phytoalexins which are synthesized during infection. It is present in the heartwood of Pinaceae. It is a fungitoxin protecting the wood from fungal infection. It is also found in Gnetum cleistostachyum.Injected in rats pinosylvin shows a rapid glucuronidation and a poor bioavailability.
