Chemical Properties
yellow crystalline powder
Uses
α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid(CHC) was used as a matrix for peptides and nucleotides in mass spectroscopic analysis. It was used in encapsulation of CHC into NaY zeolite. It was used as matrix to investigate the activity of the paclitaxel derivatives using several well-established
in vitro angiogenesis assays.
Uses
inhibitor of mitochondrial pyruvate transport
Uses
α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHC) was used in encapsulation of CHC into NaY zeolite. It was used as matrix to investigate the activity of the paclitaxel derivatives using several well-established
in vitro angiogenesis assays.
Definition
ChEBI: Alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid is a monohydroxycinnamic acid that is 4-hydroxycinnamic acid in which the hydrogen alpha- to the carboxy group is replaced by a cyano group. It is used as a matrix in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry for the analysis of peptides and oligonucleotides. It has a role as a MALDI matrix material. It is a nitrile, a member of phenols and a monohydroxycinnamic acid.
General Description
α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid is the commonly used matrix for analyzing peptides by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. It inhibits the monophenolase activity and diphenolase activity of mushroom tyrosinase.
Biochem/physiol Actions
α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid acts as a specific inhibitor of monocarboxylic acid transport, including lactate and pyruvate transport. It is also reported to block β-cell apical anion exchange (IC50 of 2.4 mM).
