A cinnamate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of trans-caffeic acid with the 4-hydroxy group of (+)-quinic acid.
InChI=1S/C16H18O9/c17-9-3-1-8(5-10(9)18)2-4-13(21)25-14-11(19)6-16(24,15(22)23)7-12(14)20/h1-5,11-12,14,17-20,24H,6-7H2,(H,22,23)/b4-2+/t11-,12-,14?,16?/m1/s1
Chlorogenic acid has antioxidative activity, superoxide anion radicals, and radical scavenging activity.[1]
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[1] Nakatani N, Kayano S, Kikuzaki H, et al. J Agr Food Chem, 2000, 48(11):5512-6.
[2] Wang J, Zhang X, Xiaoyan W U, et al. China J Chinese Mat Med, 2010, 35(13):1702-5.