CHEBI:36281 - caffeic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:36281
ChEBI Namecaffeic acid
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DefinitionA hydroxycinnamic acid that is cinnamic acid in which the phenyl ring is substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 3 and 4. It exists in cis and trans forms; the latter is the more common.
Last Modified13 February 2025
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FormulaC9H8O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass180.159
Monoisotopic Mass180.04226
SMILES[H]C(=Cc1ccc(O)c(O)c1)C(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C9H8O4/c10-7-3-1-6(5-8(7)11)2-4-9(12)13/h1-5,10-11H,(H,12,13)
InChIKeyQAIPRVGONGVQAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Biological Roles:
EC 2.5.1.18 (glutathione transferase) inhibitor  An EC 2.5.1.* (non-methyl-alkyl or aryl transferase) inhibitor that interferes with the action of a glutathione transferase (EC 2.5.1.18).
EC 1.13.11.34 (arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase) inhibitor  A lipoxygenase inhibitor that interferes with the action of arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (EC 1.13.11.34).
EC 3.5.1.98 (histone deacetylase) inhibitor  An EC 3.5.1.* (non-peptide linear amide C-N hydrolase) inhibitor that interferes with the function of histone deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.98).
EC 1.13.11.33 (arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase) inhibitor  A lipoxygenase inhibitor that interferes with the action of arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase (EC 1.13.11.33).
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281) has role EC 1.13.11.33 (arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase) inhibitor (CHEBI:64996)
caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281) has role EC 1.13.11.34 (arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase) inhibitor (CHEBI:64964)
caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281) has role EC 2.5.1.18 (glutathione transferase) inhibitor (CHEBI:76797)
caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281) has role EC 3.5.1.98 (histone deacetylase) inhibitor (CHEBI:61115)
caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281) is a catechols (CHEBI:33566)
caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281) is a hydroxycinnamic acid (CHEBI:24689)
Incoming Relation(s)
N1,N5,N10-tricaffeoyl spermidine (CHEBI:81478) has functional parent caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281)
3,4,5-tricaffeoylquinic acid (CHEBI:233498) has functional parent caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281)
alkyl caffeate ester (CHEBI:65331) has functional parent caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281)
caffeoyl-CoA (CHEBI:15518) has functional parent caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281)
cis-caffeic acid (CHEBI:17395) is a caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281)
trans-caffeic acid (CHEBI:16433) is a caffeic acid (CHEBI:36281)
IUPAC Name 
3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0001964HMDB
C01481KEGG COMPOUND
LSM-5272LINCS
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2210883Reaxys
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