Vatica rassak
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| Vatica rassak (Korth.) Blume
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Vatica rassak is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is a tree found in Indonesia, Buru, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines.
Vaticanol C, a resveratrol tetramer isolated from V. rassak bark, inhibits cell growth through induction of apoptosis in human colon cancer cell lines.[1]
A newly discovered, unnamed special caterpillar makes use of the poisonous resin from this tree to build a cocoon.[2]
References
- ^ Vaticanol C, a novel resveratrol tetramer, inhibits cell growth through induction of apoptosis in colon cancer cell lines. Ito T1, Akao Y, Tanaka T, Iinuma M and Nozawa Y, Biol Pharm Bull., January 2002, volume 25, issue 1, pages 147-148, PMID 11824549
- ^ "Bornean caterpillar (Lepidoptera) constructs cocoon from Vatica rassak (Dipterocarpaceae) resin containing multiple deterrent compounds" is published in Volume 49, Issue 9-10, pages 553-560 of the Journal of Natural History
- Ashton, P. 1998. Vatica rassak. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
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