Description | Caffeic acid, also known as trans-caffeate or sodium caffeate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxycinnamic acids. Hydroxycinnamic acids are compounds containing an cinnamic acid where the benzene ring is hydroxylated. Caffeic acid has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as breakfast cereal, arabica coffees (Coffea arabica), peanuts (Arachis hypogaea), yellow wax beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), and fruits. This could make caffeic acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. Caffeic acid is a primary metabolite. Primary metabolites are metabolically or physiologically essential metabolites. They are directly involved in an organism’s growth, development or reproduction. (E)-caffeic acid is found in Abies spectabilis, Abutilon indicum, Acalypha australis, Acanthospermum australe, Achyrocline alata, Achyrocline flaccida, Achyrocline satureioides, Achyrocline tomentosa, Actaea cimicifuga, Actaea dahurica, Actaea simplex, Adenocaulon himalaicum, Ageratina glechonophylla, Ajania fruticulosa, Alchemilla tianschanica, Aleuritopteris formosana, Alibertia macrophylla, Aloe castellorum, Alsophila spinulosa, Althaea armeniaca, Althaea officinalis, Amelanchier sanguinea, Anchusa strigosa, Androsace septentrionalis, Anemone cernua, Angelica pubescens, Antennaria dioica, Antennaria microphylla, Anthoceros punctatus, Apis mellifera, Aralia continentalis, Arbutus unedo, Aristolochia heterophylla, Armeria maritima, Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia cina, Artemisia gmelinii, Artemisia rubripes, Artemisia scoparia, Artemisia sieversiana, Arum maculatum, Aspalathus linearis, Galium odoratum, Astragalus asper, Astragalus membranaceus, Astragalus wagneri, Avena sativa, Balanophora laxiflora, Balanophora tobiracola, Balbisia calycina, Berberis integerrima, Betonica officinalis, Betula pubescens, Betula obscura, Bistorta officinalis, Brassica napus, Brassica oleracea, Brassica rapa, Brickellia californica, Buddleja asiatica, Cacalia hastata, Cajanus cajan, Calliandra haematocephala, Callisia fragrans, Calluna vulgaris, Camchaya loloana, Campanula persicifolia, Canna indica, Caragana spinosa, Carthamus tinctorius, Castanea dentata, Centaurea cyanus, Centaurea jacea, Centaurea pseudomaculosa, Cephalaria gigantea, Cestrum parqui, Chelidonium majus, Chondrilla juncea, Tanacetum coccineum, Glebionis coronaria, Chrysanthemum morifolium, Leucanthemum vulgare, Cinchona pubescens, Citrus aurantium, Clematis vitalba, Colchicum kotschyi, Plectranthus scutellarioides, Convolvulus microphyllus, Corchorus capsularis, Cordia sebestena, Coriandrum sativum, Cotoneaster orbicularis, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus rhipidophylla, Crepis vesicaria, Crinum asiaticum, Croton menthodorus, Cuscuta chinensis, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, Cyclocarya paliurus, Cynara cardunculus, Cynara cornigera, Davallia mariesii, Dipsacus inermis, Dolichlasium lagascae, Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea purpurea, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Elsholtzia bodinieri, Ephedra foeminea, Equisetum arvense, Eremochloa ophiuroides, Erica arborea, Erigeron breviscapus, Erigeron canadensis, Erodium moschatum, Eryngium campestre, Eschenbachia blinii, Euonymus alatus, Eupatorium cannabinum, Euphorbia hirta, Euphorbia tithymaloides, Euphrasia stricta, Festuca ovina, Fibraurea tinctoria, Ficaria verna, Forsythia suspensa, Fraxinus ornus, Fumaria officinalis, Fumaria vaillantii, Galinsoga parviflora, Galinsoga quadriradiata, Galium palustre, Gardenia jasminoides, Gaultheria procumbens, Scorzonera latifolia, Geranium pusillum, Geranium robertianum, Geum japonicum, Geum rivale, Ginkgo biloba, Glechoma hederacea, Gonocaryum calleryanum, Haematoxylum brasiletto, Haematoxylum campechianum, Halocharis hispida, Hamamelis virginiana, Harpagophytum zeyheri, Hedeoma drummondii, Hedera helix, Hedera hibernica, Hedera rhombea, Sorbus thuringiaca, Helianthus annuus, Helichrysum arenarium, Helichrysum italicum, Helichrysum stoechas, Heliopsis helianthoides, Helleborus atrorubens, Hieracium gymnocephalum, Houttuynia cordata, Hydrophyllum tenuipes, Hylotelephium populifolium, Hypericum hirsutum, Hypericum perforatum, Hypericum sampsonii, Hypericum ternum, Ilex brevicuspis, Ilex hainanensis, Ilex pubescens, Ipomoea nil, Ipomoea orizabensis, Isodon japonicus, Isodon sculponeatus, Ixora javanica, Kalanchoe delagoensis, Kalanchoe pinnata, Kandelia candel, Keiskea japonica, Kigelia africana, Lactuca formosana, Lactuca viminea, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Lamium amplexicaule, Lantana trifolia, Lapsana communis, Larix sibirica, Lasthenia californica, Lavandula angustifolia, Leontodon taraxacoides, Lepidaploa remotiflora, Leucanthemum maximum, Ligularia dentata, Ligularia nelumbifolia, Ligularia pleurocaulis, Ligustrum japonicum, Ligustrum obtusifolium, Linaria macroura, Lonicera bournei, Lotus creticus, Lychnophora pinaster, Lycopus europaeus, Lythrum salicaria, Malus domestica, Malus sylvestris, Manihot esculenta, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Matthiola incana, Melissa officinalis, Menyanthes trifoliata, Monascus pilosus, Morella rubra, Morina nepalensis var. alba, Mosla chinensis, Murraya euchrestifolia, Mus musculus, Myosotis scorpioides, Myrica gale, Myrtus communis, Nardostachys jatamansi, Ocimum tenuiflorum, Oenothera elata, Oenothera speciosa, Ophioceras dolichostomum, Origanum dictamnus, Osmanthus fortunei, Osmanthus fragrans, Osmanthus heterophyllus, Ostericum grosseserratum, Oxalis pes-caprae, Oxyphyllum ulicinum, Panzerina lanata, Paronychia kapela, Paulownia tomentosa, Pavetta indica, Pelargonium incrassatum, Perilla frutescens, Persicaria lapathifolia, Petasites formosanus, Petasites japonicus, Petunia axillaris, Phedimus kamtschaticus, Phyllostachys nigra, Picea obovata, Pinus pinaster, Plantago depressa, Platanus orientalis, Poa huecu, Populus canadensis, Populus ciliata, Populus euphratica, Populus laurifolia, Populus nigra, Populus suaveolens, Populus szechuanica, Populus tremuloides, Populus yunnanensis, Potentilla erecta, Dasiphora fruticosa, Protea obtusifolia, Prunella vulgaris, Prunus serrulata, Pyrrosia petiolosa, Pyrus calleryana, Quercus ilex, Quercus suber, Reichardia tingitana, Reseda muricata, Rhodiola crenulata, Rhodiola rosea, Rhododendron ponticum, Salix cheilophila, Salvia przewalskii, Salvia trijuga, Salvia viridis, Salvinia molesta, Sanicula graveolens, Scolochloa festucacea, Scrophularia frutescens, Scrophularia nodosa, Scutellaria albida, Secamone afzelii, Sempervivum ruthenicum, Senna obtusifolia, Sibiraea angustata, Silphium integrifolium, Silphium perfoliatum, Smilax corbularia, Solanum angustifolium, Solanum cernuum, Solanum incanum, Solanum lyratum, Solanum nigrum, Solidago canadensis, Solidago virgaurea, Sonchus maritimus, Spathodea campanulata, Stachys palustris, Stereospermum acuminatissimum, Streptocaulon juventas, Symphyotrichum salignum, Symphytum officinale, Symplocarpus renifolius, Syringa reticulata, Tagetes lucida, Tanacetum corymbosum, Tecoma stans, Thalictrum atriplex, Tocoyena formosa, Tragopogon orientalis, Triticum turgidum, Tropicoporus linteus, Trypanosoma brucei, Typha domingensis, Urospermum picroides, Vaccinium dunalianum, Valeriana amurensis, Viburnum dilatatum, Viburnum opulus, Vincetoxicum scandens, Viscum album, Vitis vinifera and Ziziphora clinopodioides. It was first documented in 1994 (PMID: 8087979). Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on Caffeic acid (PMID: 10706426) (PMID: 16614403) (PMID: 12207832) (PMID: 11479533). |
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