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Ferulic acid
About: Ferulic acid is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 7252 publications have been published within this topic receiving 231284 citations. The topic is also known as: (E)-4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid & (E)-4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxycinnamic acid.
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TL;DR: Bound phytochemicals could survive stomach and intestinal digestion to reach the colon, and may partly explain the mechanism of grain consumption in the prevention of colon cancer, other digestive cancers, breast cancer, and prostate cancer, which is supported by epidemiological studies.
Abstract: Epidemiological studies have shown that consumption of whole grains and grain-based products is associated with reduced risk of chronic diseases. The health benefits of whole grains are attributed in part to their unique phytochemical composition. However, the phytochemical contents in grains have been commonly underestimated in the literature, because bound phytochemicals were not included. This study was designed to investigate the complete phytochemical profiles in free, soluble conjugated, and insoluble bound forms, as well as their antioxidant activities in uncooked whole grains. Corn had the highest total phenolic content (15.55 ± 0.60 μmol of gallic acid equiv/g of grain) of the grains tested, followed by wheat (7.99 ± 0.39 μmol of gallic acid equiv/g of grain), oats (6.53 ± 0.19 μmol of gallic acid equiv/g of grain), and rice (5.56 ± 0.17 μmol of gallic acid equiv/g of grain). The major portion of phenolics in grains existed in the bound form (85% in corn, 75% in oats and wheat, and 62% in rice), ...
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TL;DR: It was shown that decomposition was pH-dependent and occurred faster at neutral-basic conditions and vanillin, ferulic acid, feruloyl methane were identified as minor degradation products and the amount of vanillin increased with incubation time.
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TL;DR: Plant-derived phenolics represents good sources of natural antioxidants, however, further investigation on the molecular mechanism of action of these phytochemicals is crucial to the evaluation of their potential as prophylactic agents.
Abstract: Accumulating chemical, biochemical, clinical and epidemiological evidence supports the chemoprotective effects of phenolic antioxidants against oxidative stress-mediated disorders. The pharmacological actions of phenolic antioxidants stem mainly from their free radical scavenging and metal chelating properties as well as their effects on cell signaling pathways and on gene expression. The antioxidant capacities of phenolic compounds that are widely distributed in plant-based diets were assessed by the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC), the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), the hypochlorite scavenging capacity, the deoxyribose method and the copper-phenanthroline-dependent DNA oxidation assays. Based on the TEAC, FRAP and hypochlorite scavenging data, the observed activity order was: procyanidin dimer>flavanol>flavonol>hydroxycinnamic acids>simple phenolic acids. Among the flavonol aglycones, the antioxidant propensities decrease in the order quercetin, myricetin and kaempferol. Gallic acid and rosmarinic acid were the most potent antioxidants among the simple phenolic and hydroxycinnamic acids, respectively. Ferulic acid displayed the highest inhibitory activity against deoxyribose degradation but no structure-activity relationship could be established for the activities of the phenolic compounds in the deoxyribose assay. The efficacies of the phenolic compounds differ depending on the mechanism of antioxidant action in the respective assay used, with procyanidin dimers and flavan-3-ols showing very potent activities in most of the systems tested. Compared to the physiologically active (glutathione, alpha-tocopherol, ergothioneine) and synthetic (Trolox, BHA, BHT) antioxidants, these compounds exhibited much higher efficacy. Plant-derived phenolics represents good sources of natural antioxidants, however, further investigation on the molecular mechanism of action of these phytochemicals is crucial to the evaluation of their potential as prophylactic agents.
1,293 citations
TL;DR: This article defined the range of forms in which cinnamates (p-coumarates, caffeates, ferulates and sinapates) occur in foods and beverages subdividing them into (i) the classic chlorogenic acids and close allies, (ii) other esters, amides and glycosides, and transformation products formed during processing.
Abstract: This review defines the range of forms in which cinnamates (p-coumarates, caffeates, ferulates and sinapates) occur in foods and beverages subdividing them into (i) the classic chlorogenic acids and close allies, (ii) other esters, amides and glycosides, and (iii) transformation products formed during processing. Cinnamate derivatives which would not release cinnamic acid by hydrolysis are excluded. The quantitative data are reviewed concisely and attention is drawn to certain shortcomings, in particular a complete absence of data for certain commodities (breakfast cereals, baked goods, tomato products and nuts) and minimal data for pulses, legumes and processed or cooked foods. In addition, more data are required for the edible portion of modern varieties. By extrapolating from such data as are available the important source(s) (i) of individual cinnamates (regardless of the conjugate type) and (ii) of each major class of conjugate, have been identified as follows: (i) Cinnamates: caffeic acid: coffee beverage, blueberries, apples, ciders; p-coumaric acid: spinach, sugar beet fibre, cereal brans; ferulic acid: coffee beverage, citrus juices, sugar beet fibre, cereal brans; sinapic acid: broccoli, kale, other leafy brassicas, citrus juices. (ii) Conjugates: caffeoylquinic acids: coffee beverage, blueberries, apples, ciders; p-coumaroylquinic acids: sweet cherries; feruloylquinic acids: coffee beverage; tartaric conjugates: spinach, lettuce, grapes and wines; malic conjugates: lettuce, spinach, possibly legumes; rosmarinic acid: culinary herbs, mixed herbs, possibly stuffings; cell wall conjugates: spinach, sugar beet fibre, cereal brans. It seems likely that the UK population will fall into several categories depending on (i) their consumption of coffee, (ii) their consumption of bran, and (iii) their consumption of citrus. Those who drink several cups of coffee per day augmented by bran and citrus might easily ingest 500-800mg cinnamates (or even 1 g for the greatest coffee ingest consumption) whereas those who eschew all these and take little fresh fruit or vegetables might struggle to consume 25 mg.
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TL;DR: By virtue of effectively scavenging deleterious radicals and suppressing radiation-induced oxidative reactions, ferulic acid may serve an important antioxidant function in preserving physiological integrity of cells exposed to both air and impinging UV radiation.
1,029 citations