Cinnamic acid, chemically known as 3-phenyl-2-propenoic acid is has a broad spectrum of pharmacological actions including antioxidant activity. The esterification and selective reduction of the acid led to ethyl cinnamate and cinnamyl alcohol, respectively. Cinnamic acid demonstrated a poor antioxidant activity (IC50) of 1.2 µg mL-1 while ethyl cinnamate and cinnamyl alcohol elicited activities of 0.64 µg mL-1 (moderate) and 0.84 µg mL-1, respectively. The obtained results indicate that esterification enhances the antioxidant activity of cinnamic acid.
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Oladimeji, O. H., Essien, A. E., Sheriff, A. J., & Alemika, T. E. (2019). Evaluation of antioxidant activity of cinnamic acid and some of its derivatives. European Chemical Bulletin, 8(7), 224–226. https://doi.org/10.17628/ecb.2019.8.224-226
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