2D Structure

3D Structure

3-Phenylpropionic Acid


Properties
PID PID00113
Mol. Weight 150.177 g/mol
LogP 2.06
Water solubility 5900 mg/L at 20 °C
Hydrogen Bond Donor 1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor 2
Rotatable Bonds 3
XLogP3 1.8

3-Phenylpropionic Acid

Identifiers
Formula C9H10O2
PubChem CID 107
FEMA 2889
Flavor Profile /
Smiles O=C(O)CCc1ccccc1
InChl Key XMIIGOLPHOKFCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChl InChI=1S/C9H10O2/c10-9(11)7-6-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-5H,6-7H2,(H,10,11)
CAS Registry Number 501-52-0
IUPAC Systematic Name 3-phenylpropanoic acid

Organ Location Map/System Distribution of Pungent Flavor Compounds’ Targets


Note: Known Targets (Gene) from 6952 literatures, DrugBank (http://www.drugbank.ca/), STITCH (http://stitch.embl.de/), ChEMBL (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/), Therapeutic Target Database (http://bidd.nus.edu.sg/group/ttd/), and Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD, http://ctdbase.org/)


Related Pungent TCM

English Name Pinyin Name (Chinese Name) Latin Name Properties in TCM merdians View Graph
Chinese Star AniseBa Jiao Hui Xiang (八角茴香)Anisi Stellati FructusWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Long PepperBi Ba (荜茇)Piperis Longi FructusHot,PungentLarge Intestine, StomachView Graph
Aquilaria agallochaChen Xiang(沉香)Eaglewood Equivalent plant: Aquilaria sinensisWarm,Pungent,BitterLung,Spleen,LiverView Graph
Cassiabarktree TwigGui Zhi (桂枝)Cinnamomi RamulusWarm, Pungent, SweetLung, Bladder, HeartView Graph
SafflowerHong Hua (红花)Carthami FlosWarm,PungentSpleen, Stomach, Kidney, LungView Graph

Pharmacological action

3-Phenylpropionic Acid is a white, crystalline solid with a sweet, floral scent at room temperature. 3-Phenylpropionic Acid is widely used for flavoring, food additives, spices, fragrance, and medicines as it acts as a fixative agent, or apreservative. 3-Phenylpropionic Acid is used in the food industry to preserve and maintain the original aroma quality of frozen foods. It can also be used to add or restore original color to food. Shelved foods are protected frommicroorganismby adding phenylpropanoic acid to prevent deterioration to the food by microorganisms as well as acting as anantioxidantto prolong shelf life foods. This compound is used as a sweetener as well to sweeten food and can be found in table top sweeteners. It can also act as anemulsifier, to keep oil and water mixtures separated. Phenylpropanoic acid is also added to food for technological purposes in a wide variety including manufacturing, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transportation or storage, and food additives. It also provides flavorings for ice cream, bakery, andconfectionery. 3-Phenylpropionic Acid is used frequently in cosmetic products such as perfumes, bath gels, detergent powders, liquid detergents, fabric softeners, and soaps as it gives off a floral scent.The acid is commonly used as flavoring for toothpastes and mouthwashes in addition to providing floral scents and possible fruity, minty, spearmint, strawberry,lychee, and herbal flavorings.



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