CAS No.: | 1135-24-6 |
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Formula: | C10h10o4 |
EINECS: | 214-490-0 |
Color: | White |
Appearance: | Powder |
MOQ: | 1kg |
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Function
Ferulic acid has many health functions, such as scavenging free radicals, antithrombotic, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, inhibiting tumor, preventing hypertension, heart disease, enhancing sperm motility, etc; Moreover, it has low toxicity and is easily metabolized by the human body. It can be used as a food preservative and has wide applications in food, medicine, and other fields.
Application
1. Reduce blood lipids
Ferulic acid can competitively inhibit the activity of hydroxyvalerate 5 pyrophosphate dehydrogenase in the liver, inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver, and thus achieve the goal of lowering blood lipids.
2. Antibacterial effect
The inhibitory effect of ferulic acid on bacteria is more broad-spectrum. It has been found that ferulic acid can inhibit the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria such as Shigella sonnei, Pneumonia, Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli, Citrobacter citri, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 11 kinds of microorganisms that cause food spoilage.
3. Food Industry Applications
Ferulic acid is widely used in medicine, and some countries have approved it as a food additive. Japan has allowed the use of antioxidants in food, while the United States and some European countries allow the use of herbs with high levels of ferulic acid, coffee, vanilla beans, etc. as antioxidants. Ferulic acid is mainly used in the food industry to prepare natural vanillin, antioxidant, preservative, cross-linking agent and functional accelerator.
4. Pharmacological effects
Ferulic acid has effects such as inhibiting platelet aggregation, eliminating phlegm, and inhibiting tuberculosis bacteria. In clinical practice, ferulic acid is mainly used for auxiliary treatment of vascular diseases such as arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, glomerular disease, pulmonary hypertension, diabetes vascular disease, vasculitis, and leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. It can be used for the treatment of migraines and vascular headaches. As a white blood cell enhancing drug, this drug also has the effect of enhancing hematopoietic function. Therefore, ferulic acid can also be used for the treatment of leukopenia and thrombocytopenia.
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