Molecules 2012, 17, 9043-9055; doi:10.3390/molecules17089043 OPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules Article Acuminatol and Other Antioxidative Resveratrol Oligomers from the Stem Bark of Shorea acuminata Norhayati Muhammad 1, Laily B. Din 1, Idin Sahidin 2, Siti Farah Hashim 3, Nazlina Ibrahim 3, Zuriati Zakaria 4 and Wan A. Yaacob 1,* 1 School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi 43600, Selangor D.E., Malaysia; E-Mails:
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[email protected]; Tel.: +603-8921-5424; Fax: +603-8921-5410. Received: 1 June 2012; in revised form: 10 July 2012 / Accepted: 18 July 2012 / Published: 30 July 2012 Abstract: A new resveratrol dimer, acuminatol (1), was isolated along with five known compounds from the acetone extract of the stem bark of Shorea acuminata. Their structures and stereochemistry were determined by spectroscopic methods, which included the extensive use of 2D NMR techniques. All isolated compounds were evaluated for their antioxidant activity using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity (RSA) and the β-carotene-linoleic acid (BCLA) assays, and compared with those of the standards of ascorbic acid (AscA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT).