trans-4-Hydroxycinnamic acid ≥98%, powder

Supplier: MP Biomedicals

Synonyms: p-Coumaric acid, trans-p-Cumaric Acid, trans-p-Coumaric Acid

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trans-4-Hydroxycinnamic acid ≥98%, powder
trans-4-Hydroxycinnamic acid

p-Coumaric acid is a hydroxycinnamic acid, an organic compound that is a hydroxy derivative of cinnamic acid. There are three isomers of coumaric acid- o-coumaric acid, m-coumaric acid, and p-coumaric acid- that differ by the position of the hydroxy substitution of the phenyl group.


  • Predominantly trans-isomer


p-Coumaric acid was used as a substrate to study the enzyme activity of 4-hydroxyphenylacetate 3-hydroxylase (4HPA3H) found in E.coli which inturn was used in biosynthesis of caffeic acid . Phenylpropanoids (p-Coumaric acid) esterified with sucrose was essential for higher antimicrobial activity of vanicosides . The FSI (flavone synthase I) - expressing recombinant strain produced 50% more apigenin and six times less naringenin than the FSII (membrane-bound flavone synthase II) - expressing recombinant strain when p-coumaric acid was used as a precursor phenylpropanoid acid.


Soluble in hot water, ethanol, ether; slighly soluble in cold water; practically insoluble in benzene (25 mg/ml - clear colorless).


Caution: Research Use Only (RUO).

Formula: C₉H₈O₃
MW: 164,16 g/mol
Storage Temperature: Ambient
MDL Number: MFCD00004399
CAS Number: 501-98-4

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Specification Test Results

Identity Test Passes
Purity ≥98%
FTIR Conforms to Standard
Melting Point 212 - 222 °C

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