5-Hydroxyferulic acid
5-Hydroxyferulic acid is a hydroxycinnamic acid.
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 (2E)-3-(3,4-Dihydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid  | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.230.072 | 
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| C10H10O5 | |
| Molar mass | 210.18 g/mol | 
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). 
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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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