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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 191. Chapters: Resveratrol, Ethylene oxide, Ozone, Pyridine, Zinc oxide, Thiamine, Buckminsterfullerene, Endosulfan, Capsaicin, Diethylene glycol, CS gas, Catechin, Methane, Sodium fluoroacetate, Trichloroethylene, Curcumin, Acetylcholine, Adamantane, Dextroamphetamine, Clothianidin, Methanol, Imidacloprid, Niacin, Starch, Urea, Riboflavin, Quercetin, Tetrodotoxin, Dicopper chloride trihydroxide, Pantothenic acid, Propane, Musk xylene, Silver nitrate, Nitroglycerin, Chloroform, Arginine, Astaxanthin, Glycerol, Hydronium, Vanillin, Potassium permanganate, Beta-Carotene, Inositol, Creatine, Aconitine, Daidzein, N-Butanol, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, Formic acid, Xylitol, Uranium trioxide, Anethole, Cysteine, Nitrocellulose. Excerpt: Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a stilbenoid, a type of natural phenol, and a phytoalexin produced naturally by several plants when under attack by pathogens such as bacteria or fungi. The effects of resveratrol are currently a topic of numerous animal and human studies. Its effects on the lifespan of many model organisms remain controversial, with uncertain effects in fruit flies, nematode worms, and short-lived fish. In mouse and rat experiments, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, blood sugar-lowering and other beneficial cardiovascular effects of resveratrol have been reported. In humans, however, while reported effects are generally positive, resveratrol may have lesser benefits. In one positive human trial, extremely high doses (3-5 g) of resveratrol, in a proprietary formulation designed to enhance its bioavailability, significantly lowered blood sugar. This 28-day Phase 1b study was conducted privately in India by the pharmaceutical company, Sirtris, and was announced at an investor conference in 2008. Although it has been alluded to in review articles, the study has never been published in a peer-reviewed scientific publication. Despite the mainstream press alleging resveratrol's anti-aging effects, there are no accepted data to form a scientific basis for the application of these claims to mammals (see life extension section below). At the present time, research on resveratrol is in its infancy and the long-term effects of supplementation in humans are not known. Resveratrol is found in the skin of red grapes and in other fruits. Red wine contains very little of it, however, on the order of 0.1-14.3 mg/l. Resveratrol also has been produced by chemical synthesis and by biotechnological synthesis (metabolic engineered microorganisms), and it is sold as a nutritional supplement derived primarily from Japanese knotweed. The first mention of resveratrol was in a Japanese article in 1939 by Michio Takaoka, who isolated it from the poisonous, but med
