Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-05-14 19:49:04 UTC
Update Date2025-01-16 23:20:58 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0001587
Metabolite Identification
Common NameConiferyl aldehyde
DescriptionConiferaldehyde (CAS: 458-36-6), also known as 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamaldehyde or ferulaldehyde, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methoxyphenols. Methoxyphenols are compounds containing a methoxy group attached to the benzene ring of a phenol moiety. Coniferaldehyde is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Outside of the human body, coniferaldehyde is found, on average, in the highest concentration within sherries. Coniferaldehyde has also been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as highbush blueberries, lima beans, Chinese cabbages, loquats, and greenthread tea. This could make coniferaldehyde a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. BioTransformer predicts that coniferaldehyde is a product of caffeic aldehyde metabolism via a catechol-O-methylation-pattern2 reaction catalyzed by the enzyme catechol O-methyltransferase (PMID: 30612223 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(e)-ConiferaldehydeChEBI
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamaldehydeChEBI
FerulaldehydeChEBI
ConiferylaldehydeHMDB
trans-Coniferyl aldehydeHMDB
Coniferyl aldehydeHMDB
Coniferaldehyde, (e)-isomerHMDB
4-HM-CAHMDB
(2E)-3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenalHMDB
(2E)-4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamaldehydeHMDB
(e)-3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acrylaldehydeHMDB
(e)-3-(4-Hydroxy-m-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enalHMDB
(e)-Coniferyl aldehydeHMDB
(e)-FerulaldehydeHMDB
2-Methoxy-4-(3-oxo-1-propenyl)phenolHMDB
3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenalHMDB
3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acroleinHMDB
3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propenalHMDB
3-Methoxy-4-hydroxycinnamaldehydeHMDB
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-trans-cinnamaldehydeHMDB
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyzimtaldehydeHMDB
e-Coniferyl aldehydeHMDB
Ferulic aldehydeHMDB
Ferulyl aldehydeHMDB
p-ConiferaldehydeHMDB
trans-ConiferaldehydeHMDB
trans-FerulaldehydeHMDB
ConiferaldehydeChEBI
Molecular FormulaC10H10O3
Average Mass178.1846
Monoisotopic Mass178.062994186
IUPAC Name(2E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enal
Traditional Nameconiferaldehyde
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
COC1=C(O)C=CC(\C=C\C=O)=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C10H10O3/c1-13-10-7-8(3-2-6-11)4-5-9(10)12/h2-7,12H,1H3/b3-2+
InChI KeyDKZBBWMURDFHNE-NSCUHMNNSA-N