5-Hydroxyferulic acid

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5-Hydroxyferulic acid
Chemical structure of 5-hydroxyferulic acid.
Identifiers
CAS number 1782-55-4
PubChem 446834
ChemSpider 394087
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Properties
Molecular formula C10H10O5
Molar mass 210.18 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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5-Hydroxyferulic acid is a hydroxycinnamic acid.

It is a precursor in the biosynthesis of sinapic acid. Phenylalanine is first converted to cinnamic acid by the action of the enzyme phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL). A series of enzymatic hydroxylations and methylations leads to coumaric acid, caffeic acid, ferulic acid, 5-hydroxyferulic acid and sinapic acid.

Thus 5-hydroxyferulic acid is formed from ferulic acid by the action of the specific enzyme ferulate 5-hydroxylase (F5H).

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