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Creation Date2016-07-13 19:46:30 UTC
Update Date2016-07-19 23:24:27 UTC
LmdbLMDB00287
Secondary Accession NumbersNone
Metabolite Identification
Common Nametrans-Ferulic acid
Descriptiontrans-Ferulic acid is a highly abundant phenolic phytochemical which is present in plant cell walls. trans-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 (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 reduce oxidative damage and amyloid pathology in Alzheimer disease. (PMID: 17127365 , 1398220 , 15453708 , 9878519 ).
Structure
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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
Chemical FormulaC10H10O4
Average Molecular Weight194.184
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight194.057908808
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
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxycinnamic acids. Hydroxycinnamic acids are compounds containing an cinnamic acid where the benzene ring is hydroxylated.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassPhenylpropanoids and polyketides
ClassCinnamic acids and derivatives
Sub ClassHydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives
Direct ParentHydroxycinnamic acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Cinnamic acid
  • Coumaric acid or derivatives
  • Hydroxycinnamic acid
  • Methoxyphenol
  • Phenoxy compound
  • Anisole
  • Methoxybenzene
  • Styrene
  • Phenol ether
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Alkyl aryl ether
  • Phenol
  • Monocyclic benzene moiety
  • Benzenoid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Ether
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Organic oxide
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusDetected and Quantified
OriginNot Available
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locationsNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP1.58ALOGPS
logP1.67ChemAxon
logS-2.3ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.77ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-4.9ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count4ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area66.76 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count3ChemAxon
Refractivity51.5 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability19.18 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-05g4-1978000000-1097d5b300514a0489dfSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-00kv-2964000000-3d20d62c97c33247cfcfSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (Non-derivatized)splash10-00ku-1965000000-ebee2a916fe97f0270a1Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (2 TMS)splash10-00di-9654000000-b3f1759076cffd2ac235Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS)splash10-000m-3975000000-5a41c311d78f7219474cSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-1900000000-5dffac87fe7c815de4ceSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-2900000000-8db541bacfe47b9e0c8bSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - EI-B (Non-derivatized)splash10-0006-2900000000-a338415bd30d4e62e664Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-05g4-1978000000-1097d5b300514a0489dfSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-00kv-2964000000-3d20d62c97c33247cfcfSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-00ku-1965000000-ebee2a916fe97f0270a1Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-00di-9654000000-b3f1759076cffd2ac235Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-000m-3975000000-5a41c311d78f7219474cSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-00kv-1954000000-9dae07505bd18466be87Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-002e-0900000000-d76b7991f2d90cb58bd5Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00di-6094000000-b805979df23a0d890d7cSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-004i-0900000000-d193da7a6efffdab2dbbSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-00kr-7900000000-b5b8d28b28c8067c3932Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-002r-9000000000-d3616a5367a7a2a9b3c6Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-52) , Positivesplash10-0006-1900000000-5dffac87fe7c815de4ceSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Negativesplash10-0006-0900000000-c173873ef0d975be6c34Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Negativesplash10-001i-0900000000-0b9174ecaba08b2f01b9Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Negativesplash10-001i-1900000000-eff77e27aef254928643Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Negativesplash10-001r-9700000000-18946fad05ffb1f78a7dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 50V, Negativesplash10-001r-9300000000-e2221a73d3d078bf6e03Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Positivesplash10-0002-0900000000-653c9a454414dd8b8b50Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) 30V, Positivesplash10-002b-0900000000-62b2ee8bf9571be3d97fSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Negativesplash10-001i-0900000000-a7cded21e6010eb8bce2Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0006-0900000000-c173873ef0d975be6c34Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-001i-0900000000-0b9174ecaba08b2f01b9Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-001i-1900000000-eff77e27aef254928643Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-001r-9700000000-18946fad05ffb1f78a7dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-001r-9300000000-e2221a73d3d078bf6e03Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF , negativesplash10-001i-0900000000-a7cded21e6010eb8bce2Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , negativesplash10-002b-0900000000-cdced9ddbcdaedf2f1b9Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-002b-0900000000-434fdd914ca34cd68f41Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0002-0900000000-0dcbcad8bf6cb403f4f8Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0g31-5900000000-4fa9ed831b4e0d1573e5Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0006-0900000000-29c8691e15490f8d88acSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0006-0900000000-e940f09e099b7acf3772Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-00o1-1900000000-ee61087a069406e459c7Spectrum
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-0006-5900000000-8c81de6c352294475072Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Biological Properties
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid Locations and Tissue Locations
  • Ruminal Fluid
Concentrations
BiofluidStatusValueConditionSpeciesReferenceDetails
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified4.41 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Burim NA, Qendrim...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified11.8 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Burim NA, Qendrim...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified11.9 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Burim NA, Qendrim...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified13.6 uMNot AvailableBovine details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified17.1 uMNot AvailableBovine details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified20.4 uMNot AvailableBovine details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified13 +/- 3 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified20.6 uMNot AvailableBovine details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified17 +/- 8 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified17 +/- 8 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified20 +/- 4 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified20 +/- 11 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified8 +/- 5 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified3.91 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Burim NA, Qendrim...
details
DrugBank IDDB07767
HMDB IDHMDB0000954
FooDB IDFDB012802
Phenol Explorer ID499
KNApSAcK IDC00002743
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc IDFERULIC-ACID
METLIN ID4156
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkFerulic_Acid
Chemspider ID393368
ChEBI ID17620
PubChem Compound ID445858
Kegg Compound IDC01494
YMDB IDYMDB01325
ECMDB IDM2MDB005580
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Mancuso C, Scapagini G, Curro D, Giuffrida Stella AM, De Marco C, Butterfield DA, Calabrese V: Mitochondrial dysfunction, free radical generation and cellular stress response in neurodegenerative disorders. Front Biosci. 2007 Jan 1;12:1107-23. [17127365 ]
  2. Graf E: Antioxidant potential of ferulic acid. Free Radic Biol Med. 1992 Oct;13(4):435-48. [1398220 ]
  3. Fukuoka K, Sawabe A, Sugimoto T, Koga M, Okuda H, Kitayama T, Shirai M, Komai K, Komemushi S, Matsuda K: Inhibitory actions of several natural products on proliferation of rat vascular smooth muscle cells induced by Hsp60 from Chlamydia pneumoniae J138. J Agric Food Chem. 2004 Oct 6;52(20):6326-9. [15453708 ]
  4. Bourne LC, Rice-Evans C: Bioavailability of ferulic acid. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1998 Dec 18;253(2):222-7. [9878519 ]