Chemical Properties
white fine crystalline powde
Uses
4-Methoxycinnamic acid(p-MCA) exerted antihyperglycemic/hypoglycemic effect by stimulating insulin secretion from pancreas and could be developed into a new potential for therapeutic agent used in type 2 diabetic patients.
Uses
It exerts anti-hyperglycemic/ hypoglycemic effect by stimulating insulin secretion from pancreas. It could be developed into a new potential therapeutic agent used in type 2 diabetic patients.
Definition
ChEBI: A methoxycinnamic acid having a single methoxy substituent at the 4-position on the phenyl ring.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the acid from MeOH to constant melting point and UV spectrum. [Beilstein 10 IV 1005.]