3-p-Coumaroylquinic acid

Uses

A naturally occurring substance discovered in plants, which possesses antibacterial characteristics and may serve as a substitute for antibiotics in combatting opportunistic fungal infections.

Definition

ChEBI: 5-p-coumaroylquinic acid is a cinnamate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of 4-coumaric acid with the 5-hydroxy group of (-)-quinic acid. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a cinnamate ester and a cyclitol carboxylic acid. It is functionally related to a (-)-quinic acid and a 4-coumaric acid.