The compound (1z)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-dodec-1-ene-1,3-diol was previously isolated from the integument of the red palm weevil Rhynhophorus ferruginous and found to antagonize calcium chloride induced dysrrhythmia in mice. Further calcium-dependent pharmacological actions performed in this study revealed that it has the ability to inhibit platelets aggregation induced in guinea pigs with either AD...
