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. 2019 Jul 9;24(13):2512. doi: 10.3390/molecules24132512

Table 2.

Cinnamic acid analogues and their biological activities or functions.

Name Quinoa Part Used for Isolation Biological Activity or Function Ref.
Caffeic acid (17) Seeds - [25,34]
Antimicrobial activity [29]
Allelopathic effect [30]
Antioxidant activity [31]
Anti-apoptotic activity [55]
Inhibitory activity on xanthine oxidase [57]
Chlorogenic acid (18) Leaves and seeds - [25,26]
Antimicrobial activity [29]
Antioxidant activity [31]
Anti-diabetic activity [56]
Hemolytic activity [58]
Neuroprotective effects [59]
Anti-obesity activity [60]
Antihepatotoxic effect [61]
Antibiofilm activity [62]
Cinnamic acid (19) Sprouts and seeds - [34]
o-Coumaric acid (20) Leaves and seeds - [25,26]
Allelopathic effect [30]
Antioxidant activity [31]
p-Coumaric acid (21) Leaves and seeds - [27,63]
Antilisterial activity [64]
p-Coumaric acid glucoside (22) Seeds - [35]
8,5′-Diferulic acid (23) Seeds - [25]
Ferulic acid (24) Leaves, sprouts and seeds - [27,34,35]
Antimicrobial activity [29]
Anti-apoptotic activity [55]
Antioxidant activity [65]
Cholesterol-lowering activity [66]
Anti-thrombosis and anti-atherosclerosis effects [67,68]
Anti-inflammatory activity [69]
Anti-cancer activity [70]
Ferulic acid 4-O-glucoside (25) Flour - [33]
Isoferulic acid (26) Seeds - [35]
Antioxidant activity [71]
4’-Geranyloxyferulic acid (27) Seeds - [72]
Rosmarinic acid (28) Seeds - [25]
Antimicrobial activity [73]
Anti-inflammatory activity [74]
Antioxidant activity [75]
Antimutagenicity activity [76]
Antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects [77]
Sinapinic acid = trans-Sinapic acid (29) Leaves - [27]
Seeds - [25]
Antioxidant activity [44]
Anxiolytic-like effects [78]
Cerebral protective and cognition-improving effects [79]