Product Description: 3,4-Methylenedioxycinnamic acid is an inhibitor of the phenylpropanoid enzyme 4-hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA ligase. 3,4-Methylenedioxycinnamic acid increases the formation of soluble phenolics in particular of vanillic acid[1].
Formula: C10H8O4
References: [1]Funk C, Brodelius PE. Phenylpropanoid Metabolism in Suspension Cultures of Vanilla planifolia Andr. : II. Effects of Precursor Feeding and Metabolic Inhibitors. Plant Physiol. 1990 Sep;94(1):95-101.