Compound

(E)-ferulate

A monocarboxylic acid anion obtained by the deprotonation of the carboxy group of ferulic acid.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:29749), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:29749ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of (E)-ferulate — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C10H9O4
Mass: 193.178 g/mol
Charge: -1
InChIKey: KSEBMYQBYZTDHS-HWKANZROSA-M
SMILES: COc1cc(/C=C/C(=O)[O-])ccc1O
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

8 entities

8 entities reached.

0 reported hops8 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Statements

17 statements

17 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: (E)-ferulate · Sources: Rhea

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(E)-ferulate is converted to (E)-4-O-(beta-D-glucuronosyl)-ferulateCompoundRhea RHEA:79951Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is converted to (E)-ferulic acid beta-D-glucuronate esterCompoundRhea RHEA:79955Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A1ProteinRhea RHEA:79951Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A1ProteinRhea RHEA:79955Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A10ProteinRhea RHEA:79951Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A10ProteinRhea RHEA:79955Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A3ProteinRhea RHEA:79951Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A3ProteinRhea RHEA:79955Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A6ProteinRhea RHEA:79955Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A6ProteinRhea RHEA:79951Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A7ProteinRhea RHEA:79955Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A8ProteinRhea RHEA:79955Inferred only

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(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A8ProteinRhea RHEA:79951Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A9ProteinRhea RHEA:79951Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT1A9ProteinRhea RHEA:79955Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT2B7ProteinRhea RHEA:79955Inferred only
(E)-ferulate is metabolised by UGT2B7ProteinRhea RHEA:79951Inferred only

Reactions

15 reactions

CHEBI:58236+water(E)-ferulate+glycine
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Rhea RHEA:10484CC BY 4.0Reference data
(E)-ferulate+ATP(4-)+coenzyme A(4-)CHEBI:87305+ADP(3-)+hydrogenphosphate
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Rhea RHEA:19389CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:57770+S-adenosyl-L-methionine(E)-ferulate+S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine+hydron
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Rhea RHEA:20225CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:16547+NADP(3-)+water(E)-ferulate+NADPH(4-)+2hydron
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Rhea RHEA:23964CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:16547+NAD(1-)+water(E)-ferulate+NADH(2-)+2hydron
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Rhea RHEA:23968CC BY 4.0Reference data
(E)-ferulate+hydronCHEBI:42438+carbon dioxide
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Rhea RHEA:33807CC BY 4.0Reference data
(E)-ferulate+ATP(4-)+coenzyme A(4-)CHEBI:87305+AMP+diphosphate(3-)
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Rhea RHEA:36251CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:87305+water(E)-ferulate+coenzyme A(4-)+hydron
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Rhea RHEA:46224CC BY 4.0Reference data
(E)-ferulate+UDP-alpha-D-glucoseCHEBI:81321+UDP
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Rhea RHEA:57468CC BY 4.0Reference data
(E)-ferulate+ATP(4-)+hydronCHEBI:192350+diphosphate(3-)
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Rhea RHEA:72439CC BY 4.0Reference data
(E)-ferulate+waterCHEBI:18346+acetate
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Rhea RHEA:76491CC BY 4.0Reference data
(E)-ferulate+waterCHEBI:229973
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Rhea RHEA:79427CC BY 4.0Reference data

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Other names

2 names

Resolves to: (E)-ferulate

Also called: 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-trans-cinnamate
Systematic name: (2E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate