At this time over 18 Xeno Factors have been found in plants which can impart tremendous health benefits to those animals that consume them. The majority of these molecules are polyphenol compounds which tend to be concentrated in the skins of red wine grapes and certain other plants. 

These red wine grape skin polyphenols can be further classified as phytoalexins, which are stress-induced polyphenol molecules produced by the red grape skins.  Phytoalexins, which includes the polyphenol resveratrol, provide natural anti-fungal activity and other defensive properties in order to protect red grapes in a stressed environment.

Studies now show that a natural combination of polyphenols, such as piceid, viniferin, quercetin, and fisetin found in red grape skins, when added to resveratrol, increases its effectiveness and absorption.

Red grapes grown in humid, cool locations where fungus, a stress factor, is most common have the highest concentrations of these defensive phytoalexins. These are the common conditions found in southern Australia where the Australian Extract is produced.

Gene Activation

In rigid scientific studies Xeno Factors found in the skin of stressed red grapes have been shown to activate survival genes within animal cells to stabilize gene expression and DNA transfer.  The result can be improved health and survival.  This mechanism is through the activation of enzymes by plant polyphenol molecules.  Once activated they have been found to act simultaneously on such complex processes as glucose and insulin production, fat metabolism and cell repair, to enhance an animal’s chance of survival. To date, resveratrol and quercetin, both polyphenols found in red wine grape skins, have been the most bioactive in these areas. Other studies now suggest other red grape skin polyphenols, in addition to resveratrol and quercetin, may also possess similar properties.

In experiments ranging from the simple laboratory organisms simplest, yeast, to mammals such as mice, a "survival response" has been activated and shown to significantly increased lifespan in those animals fed Xeno Factors. Currently there are many human experiments in these areas to determine exactly what health benefits Xeno Factors will provide to humans.