2D Structure

3D Structure

Methyl Cinnamate


Properties
PID PID00015
Mol. Weight 162.188 g/mol
LogP 2.52
Water solubility 0.00135 mol/L at 20 °C
Hydrogen Bond Donor None
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor None
Rotatable Bonds None
XLogP3 2.6

Methyl Cinnamate

Identifiers
Formula C10H10O2
PubChem CID 637520
FEMA 2698
Flavor Profile None
Smiles COC(=O)/C=C/c1ccccc1
InChl Key CCRCUPLGCSFEDV-BQYQJAHWSA-N
InChl InChI=1S/C10H10O2/c1-12-10(11)8-7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-8H,1H3/b8-7+
CAS Registry Number 103-26-4
IUPAC Systematic Name methyl (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate

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
Round Cardamon FruitDou Kou (豆蔻)Amomi Fructus RotundusWarm, Pungent,Spleen, Lung, StomachView Graph
Lesser GalangalGao Liang Jiang (高良姜)Alpiniae Officinarum RhizomaHot,PungentLarge Intestine, StomachView Graph
Cassiabarktree TwigGui Zhi (桂枝)Cinnamomi RamulusWarm, Pungent, SweetLung, Bladder, HeartView Graph
SafflowerHong Hua (红花)Carthami FlosWarm,PungentSpleen, Stomach, Kidney, LungView Graph
CassiabarktreeRou Gui (肉桂)Cinnamomi CortexHot, Sweet, PungentLiver, Heart, Spleen, KidneyView Graph
Fresh Common GingerSheng Jiang(生姜 )Zingiber Rhizoma RecensWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Oriental Sweetgum ResinSu He Xiang (苏合香)StyraxWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Styrax benzoinAn Xi Xiang(安息香)Sumatra Snowbell Equivalent plant: Styrax tonkinenMild,Pungent,BitterSpleen,HeartView Graph

Pharmacological action

Methyl cinnamate is the methyl ester of cinnamic acid and is a white or transparent solid with a strong, aromatic odor. It is found naturally in a variety of plants, including in fruits, like strawberry, and some culinary spices, such as Sichuan pepper and some varieties of

basil.



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References

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2 Sawahata T, Shimano S, Suzuki M. Tricholoma matsutake 1-Ocen-3-ol and methyl cinnamate repel mycophagous Proisotoma minuta (Collembola: Insecta)[J]. Mycorrhiza, 2008, 18(2): 111-114.

3 Vi?a A, Murillo E. Essential oil composition from twelve varieties of basil (Ocimum spp) grown in Colombia[J]. Journal of the Brazilian chemical society, 2003, 14(5): 744-749.