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CHEBI:17620 - trans-ferulic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:17620
ChEBI Nametrans-ferulic acid
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ASCII Nametrans-ferulic acid
DefinitionA ferulic acid consisting of trans-cinnamic acid bearing methoxy and hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 4 respectively on the phenyl ring.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:5046, CHEBI:14260, CHEBI:24030, CHEBI:29100, CHEBI:42445
Last Modified6 August 2025
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FormulaC10H10O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass194.186
Monoisotopic Mass194.05791
SMILESCOc1cc(/C=C/C(=O)O)ccc1O
InChIInChI=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+
InChIKeyKSEBMYQBYZTDHS-HWKANZROSA-N

Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Ligusticum porteri (ncbitaxon:54719) root (BTO:0001188) PubMed (20879744) Air-dried and pulverized roots were macerated with CH2Cl2-MeOH(1:1)
Roles Classification

ChEBI Ontology
IUPAC Name 
(2E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid
Synonyms  Source
Ferulic acidKEGG COMPOUND
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acidKEGG COMPOUND
3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-trans-cinnamic acidChEBI
4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acidChEBI
(E)-Ferulic acidChemIDplus
trans-4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acidChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C01494KEGG COMPOUND
FERPDBeChem
Ferulic_AcidWikipedia
HMDB0000954HMDB
FERULIC-ACIDMetaCyc
C00002743KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1570363Reaxys
CAS:537-98-4ChemIDplus
CAS:537-98-4NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:537-98-4KEGG COMPOUND
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