Ferulic acid

Ferulic acid CAS No.:1135-24-6 Molecular Formula:C10H10O4 Synonyms: 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid; 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxy-cinnamic acid; 3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acrylic acid Weight: 194.19 Apperance: yellow oily liquid Ferulic acid is a hydroxycinnamic acid, a type of organic compound.

It is an abundant phenolic phytochemical found in plant cell wall components such as arabinoxylans as covalent side chains. It is related to trans-cinnamic acid. As a component of lignin, ferulic acid is a precursor in the manufacture of other aromatic compounds. The etymology is from Ferula, referring to the giant fennel (Ferula communis).

Applications: As a precursor to vanillin Ferulic acid, being highly abundant, may be useful as a precursor in the manufacturing of vanillin, a synthetic flavoring agent often used in place of natural vanilla extract.[7] However, biotechnological processes may be the most efficient method to use ferulic acid as a precursor,[8] and as such, research is still ongoing.

Mass spectrometry It is used as a matrix for proteins in MALDI mass spectrometry analyses. Bitterness masker Kraft Foods has patented the use of sodium ferulate to mask the bitter aftertaste of the artificial sweetener acesulfame potassium.