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Caffeic acid phenethyl ester

≥97% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

CAPE

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H16O4
CAS Number:
104594-70-9
Molecular Weight:
284.31
MDL number:
MFCD00866470
UNSPSC Code:
12352108
PubChem Substance ID:
24278341
NACRES:
NA.77

biological source

synthetic

Assay

≥97% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage condition

protect from light

color

off-white

solubility

ethyl acetate: 50 mg/mL
DMSO: soluble
ethanol: soluble

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(\C=C\C(=O)OCCc2ccccc2)cc1O

InChI

1S/C17H16O4/c18-15-8-6-14(12-16(15)19)7-9-17(20)21-11-10-13-4-2-1-3-5-13/h1-9,12,18-19H,10-11H2/b9-7+

InChI key

SWUARLUWKZWEBQ-VQHVLOKHSA-N

Gene Information

human ... NFKB2(4791)

Application

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) has been used to determine the effect of CAPE in hyperthyroidism, as a component of culture media to measure the cytotoxicity of breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231, to study its effects on amiodarone-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats.

Biochem/physiol Actions

CAPE exhibits several properties such as anticarcinogenic, immunomodulatory activities, antioxidant, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycaemic effect, cardioprotective and inhibits gastric secretion. It also has an inhibitory effect on fibroblasts growth factor type 2 (FGF-2), a tumor growth factor in breast cancer.
Caffeic acid phenethyl ester is a specific inhibitor of the nuclear transcription factor NF-κB.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Attenuation of oxidative stress in plasma and tissues of rats with experimentally induced hyperthyroidism by caffeic acid phenylethyl ester
Mohamadin AM, et al.
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, 100(2), 84-90 (2007)
K Natarajan et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 93(17), 9090-9095 (1996-08-20)
Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), an active component of propolis from honeybee hives, is known to have antimitogenic, anticarcinogenic, antiinflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties. The molecular basis for these diverse properties is not known. Since the role of the nuclear factor
D Grunberger et al.
Experientia, 44(3), 230-232 (1988-03-15)
The honeybee hive product, propolis, is a folk medicine employed for treating various ailments. Many important pharmaceutical properties have been ascribed to propolis, including anti-inflammatory, antiviral, immunostimulatory and carcinostatic activities. Propolis extracts have provided an active component identified as caffeic
G F Sud'ina et al.
FEBS letters, 329(1-2), 21-24 (1993-08-23)
Caffeic acid phenethyl ester, an active component of propolis extract, inhibits 5-lipoxygenase in the micromolar concentration range. The inhibition is of an uncompetitive type, i.e. the inhibitor binds to the enzyme-substrate complex but not to the free enzyme. Caffeic acid
M R Fesen et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 48(3), 595-608 (1994-08-03)
The inhibition of HIV-1 integrase by flavones and related compounds was investigated biochemically and by means of structure-activity relationships. Purified enzyme and synthetic oligonucleotides were used to assay for three reactions catalysed by integrase: (1) processing of 3' termini by
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