Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:38:35 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:31:20 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000174
Metabolite Identification
Common NameFerulic acid
DescriptionFerulic acid is a highly abundant phenolic phytochemical which is present in plant cell walls. Ferulic acid is a phenolic acid that can be absorbed by the small intestine and excreted through the urine. It is one of the most abundant phenolic acids in plants, varying from 5 g/kg in wheat bran to 9 g/kg in sugar-beet pulp and 50 g/kg in corn kernel. It occurs primarily in seeds and leaves both in its free form (albeit rarely) and covalently linked to lignin and other biopolymers. It is usually found as ester cross-links with polysaccharides in the cell wall, such as arabinoxylans in grasses, pectin in spinach and sugar beet, and xyloglucans in bamboo. It also can cross-link with proteins. Due to its phenolic nucleus and an extended side chain conjugation (carbohydrates and proteins), it readily forms a resonance-stabilized phenoxy radical which accounts for its potent antioxidant potential. Food supplementation with curcumin and ferulic acid is considered a nutritional approach to reducing oxidative damage and amyloid pathology in Alzheimer disease (PMID: 17127365 , 1398220 , 15453708 , 9878519 ). Ferulic acid can be found in Pseudomonas and Saccharomyces (PMID: 8395165 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(e)-3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acidChEBI
(e)-4'-Hydroxy-3'-methoxycinnamic acidChEBI
(e)-4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acidChEBI
(e)-Ferulic acidChEBI
3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propenoic acidChEBI
3-Methoxy-4-hydroxy-trans-cinnamic acidChEBI
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acidChEBI
trans-4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acidChEBI
3-Methoxy-4-hydroxy-trans-cinnamateKegg
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamateKegg
(e)-3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenoateGenerator
(e)-4'-Hydroxy-3'-methoxycinnamateGenerator
(e)-4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamateGenerator
(e)-FerulateGenerator
3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propenoateGenerator
trans-4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamateGenerator
trans-FerulateGenerator
FerulateGenerator
(2E)-3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenoateHMDB
(2E)-3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acidHMDB
(e)-4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-cinnamateHMDB
(e)-4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-cinnamic acidHMDB
Ferulic acid, (e)-isomerMeSH, HMDB
Ferulic acid, monosodium saltMeSH, HMDB
Sodium ferulateMeSH, HMDB
Ferulic acid, (Z)-isomerMeSH, HMDB
8,8'-Diferulic acidMeSH, HMDB
(2E)-3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-acrylic acidHMDB
(2E)-3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acidHMDB
(E)-3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acrylic acidHMDB
Fumalic acidHMDB
3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acidHMDB
3-Methoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acidHMDB
4'-Hydroxy-3'-methoxycinnamic acidHMDB
Coniferic acidHMDB
Ferulaic acidHMDB
4’-Hydroxy-3’-methoxycinnamic acidPhytoBank
Molecular FormulaC10H10O4
Average Mass194.184
Monoisotopic Mass194.057908808
IUPAC Name(2E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid
Traditional Nameferulic acid
CAS Registry Number537-98-4
SMILES
COC1=C(O)C=CC(\C=C\C(O)=O)=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C10H10O4/c1-14-9-6-7(2-4-8(9)11)3-5-10(12)13/h2-6,11H,1H3,(H,12,13)/b5-3+
InChI KeyKSEBMYQBYZTDHS-HWKANZROSA-N