Ferulic Acid

Details:

Product Name: Ferulic Acid

 

CAS: 1135-24-6

MF: C10H10O4

MW: 194.18

EINECS: 214-490-0

 

Melting point 168-172 °C(lit.)

Boiling point 250.62°C (rough estimate)

density 1.316(20.0000℃)

vapor pressure 0Pa at 25℃

refractive index 1.5168 (estimate)

storage temp. 2-8°C

solubility DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

pka 4.58±0.10(Predicted)

form powder

color slightly yellow

Water Solubility soluble

 

Uses It can be used as a food preservative and a kind of organic chemicals.

It can be used as the intermediates of cinametic acid. It can also be used as food preservative.

It can also be applied to biochemical studies

Description Ferulic acid is widely found in plants, especially in artichoke, eggplant and corn bran. In addition, it is also present in a variety of Chinese herbal medicines, such as angelica, dome, motherwort, snow ganoderma lucidum and so on.

Chemical Properties Ferulic acid is a pale yellow solid, It belongs to the family of hydroxycinnamic acids. It is an abundant phenolic phytochemical found in plant cell wall components. Natural sources of ferulic acid are leaves and seeds of many plants, such as cereals, coffee, apples, artichokes, peanuts, oranges, pineapples and wine.

 

Physical properties Appearance: light yellow crystalline powder. Solubility: slightly soluble in cold water; soluble in hot water, with poor stability in aqueous solution; easily decomposed when encounter light; soluble in ethanol and ethyl acetate; slightly soluble in ether; insoluble in benzene and petroleum ether. Melting point: 170–173°C.

 

History Ferulic acid was first isolated from the medicinal plants ferulic in 1866. The biologi_x005fcal activity of ferulic acid was not revealed until 1957 when the pioneering study of Preziosi P in Italy showed for the first time the efficacy of ferulic acid in regulating blood lipids and diuretic . In 1979, Lin Mao and others isolated ferulic acid from the Chinese medicine angelica and reported that ferulic acid had the inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation . Since then, more and more medicinal efficacy of ferulic acid has gradually been recognized.

 

Uses Widely distributed in small amounts in plants. Used as an antioxidant and food preservative

Uses antineoplastic, choleretic, food preservative

Uses anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, sunscreen enhancer

Uses ferulic acid is a plant-derived anti-oxidant and free-radical scavenger, it protects the skin against uVB-induced redness. When incorporated into formulas with ascorbic acid and tocopherol, ferulic acid can improve their stability and double the photoprotection capacities offered by the formulation. In clinical studies, ferulic acid exhibits good permeation capacities through the stratum corneum, which can be attributed to its lipophilic properties.

Definition A plant growth inhibitor.