IMPPAT Phytochemical information: 
Ferulic acid
Ferulic acid
Summary

SMILES: COc1cc(/C=C/C(=O)O)ccc1O
InChI: InChI=1S/C10H10O4/c1-14-9-6-7(2-4-8(9)11)3-5-10(12)13/h2-6,11H,1H3,(H,12,13)/b5-3+
InChIKey: KSEBMYQBYZTDHS-HWKANZROSA-N
DeepSMILES: COccc/C=C/C=O)O))))ccc6O
Scaffold Graph/Node/Bond level: c1ccccc1
Scaffold Graph/Node level: C1CCCCC1
Scaffold Graph level: C1CCCCC1
Functional groups: cOC; c/C=C/C(=O)O; cO
Chemical classification
ClassyFire Kingdom: Organic compounds
ClassyFire Superclass: Phenylpropanoids and polyketides
ClassyFire Class: Cinnamic acids and derivatives
ClassyFire Subclass: Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives
NP Classifier Biosynthetic pathway: Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids
NP Classifier Superclass: Phenylpropanoids (C6-C3)
NP Classifier Class: Cinnamic acids and derivatives
Synonymous chemical names:
ferulic acid, trans-, trans-ferulic acid, ferulic-acid, trans-ferulate, Ferulic acid, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy cinamic, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid, ferulate, ferulic acid, Ferulic acid, trans-, Ferulic acid,trans-, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-cinnamic-acid
External chemical identifiers:
CID:CID_445858; ChEMBL:CHEMBL32749; ChEBI:CHEBI:17620; ZINC:ZINC000000058258; FDASRS:AVM951ZWST; SureChEMBL:SCHEMBL15673; MolPort-000-490-395
Chemical structure download
2D:2D MOL2D MOL22D SDF
3D:3D MOL3D MOL23D SDF3D PDB3D PDBQT
Ferulic acid
Physicochemical properties
Property name Tool Property value
Molecular weight (g/mol) RDKit 194.19
Log P RDKit 1.5
Topological polar surface area (Å2) RDKit 66.76
Number of hydrogen bond acceptors RDKit 3
Number of hydrogen bond donors RDKit 2
Number of carbon atoms RDKit 10
Number of heavy atoms RDKit 14
Number of heteroatoms RDKit 4
Number of nitrogen atoms RDKit 0
Number of sulfur atoms RDKit 0
Number of chiral carbon atoms RDKit 0
Stereochemical complexity RDKit 0
Number of sp hybridized carbon atoms RDKit 0
Number of sp2 hybridized carbon atoms RDKit 9
Number of sp3 hybridized carbon atoms RDKit 1
Shape complexity RDKit 0.1
Number of rotatable bonds RDKit 3
Number of aliphatic carbocycles RDKit 0
Number of aliphatic heterocycles RDKit 0
Number of aliphatic rings RDKit 0
Number of aromatic carbocycles RDKit 1
Number of aromatic heterocycles RDKit 0
Number of aromatic rings RDKit 1
Total number of rings RDKit 1
Number of saturated carbocycles RDKit 0
Number of saturated heterocycles RDKit 0
Number of saturated rings RDKit 0
Number of Smallest Set of Smallest Rings (SSSR) RDKit 1
Ferulic acid
Drug-likeness
Property nameToolProperty value
Number of Lipinski’s rule of 5 violations RDKit 0
Lipinski’s rule of 5 filter RDKit Passed
Number of Ghose filter violations RDKit 0
Ghose filter RDKit Passed
Veber filter RDKit Good
Pfizer 3/75 filter RDKit Bad
GSK 4/400 filter RDKit Good
Weighted quantitative estimate of drug-likeness (QEDw) score RDKit 0.71532
Ferulic acid
ADME properties
Property nameToolProperty value
Bioavailability score SwissADME 0.85
Solubility class [ESOL] SwissADME Soluble
Solubility class [Silicos-IT] SwissADME Soluble
Blood Brain Barrier permeation SwissADME Yes
Gastrointestinal absorption SwissADME High
Log Kp (Skin permeation, cm/s) SwissADME -6.41
Number of PAINS structural alerts SwissADME 0
Number of Brenk structural alerts SwissADME 1
CYP1A2 inhibitor SwissADME No
CYP2C19 inhibitor SwissADME No
CYP2C9 inhibitor SwissADME No
CYP2D6 inhibitor SwissADME No
CYP3A4 inhibitor SwissADME No
P-glycoprotein substrate SwissADME No
Ferulic acid
Phytochemical - Human target proteins supported by experimental evidence associations
Human target proteins supported by experimental evidence
IMPPAT target identifierGene identifierHGNC symbolEntrez Gene identifierSource
TAR_EXP_000822ENSG00000182866LCK3932ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000851ENSG00000189221MAOA4128ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000861ENSG00000124089MC3R4159ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000862ENSG00000166603MC4R4160ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000863ENSG00000176136MC5R4161ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000881ENSG00000087085ACHE43BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000883ENSG00000196611MMP14312ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000988ENSG00000185149NPY2R4887ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000987ENSG00000164128NPY1R4886ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001001ENSG00000116329OPRD14985ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001002ENSG00000082556OPRK14986ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001003ENSG00000112038OPRM14988ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001031ENSG00000112312GMNN51053NPASS
TAR_EXP_001075ENSG00000061273HDAC751564ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001128ENSG00000067225PKM5315ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001167ENSG00000244474UGT1A454657ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000888ENSG00000100985MMP94318ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000819ENSG00000235268KDM4E390245NPASS
TAR_EXP_000761ENSG00000180871CXCR23579ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000760ENSG00000163464CXCR13577ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000515ENSG00000010810FYN2534ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000551ENSG00000236398TAS2R39259285ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000616ENSG00000111700SLCO1B328234ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000619ENSG00000254598CSNK2A3283106BindingDB, ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000645ENSG00000113580NR3C12908ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000684ENSG00000116478HDAC13065ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000685ENSG00000196591HDAC23066ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000692ENSG00000113161HMGCR3156ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000798ENSG00000055118KCNH23757ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000703ENSG00000196639HRH13269ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000732ENSG00000102468HTR2A3356ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000733ENSG00000135914HTR2B3357ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000734ENSG00000147246HTR2C3358ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000738ENSG00000158748HTR63362ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000739ENSG00000148680HTR73363ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000740ENSG00000114378HYAL13373BindingDB, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000743ENSG00000182782HCAR2338442ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000752ENSG00000142192APP351BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000704ENSG00000113749HRH23274ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001168ENSG00000241635UGT1A154658ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001186ENSG00000138814PPP3CA5530ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001206ENSG00000042088TDP155775NPASS
TAR_EXP_001683ENSG00000133742CA1759BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001684ENSG00000104267CA2760BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001685ENSG00000164879CA3761BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001686ENSG00000167434CA4762BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001687ENSG00000174990CA5A763BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001688ENSG00000131686CA6765ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001689ENSG00000168748CA7766BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001690ENSG00000107159CA9768BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001669ENSG00000114812VIPR17433ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001691ENSG00000074410CA12771BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001727ENSG00000004948CALCR799ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001753ENSG00000137752CASP1834ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001761ENSG00000100429HDAC1083933ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001811ENSG00000138735PDE5A8654ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001831ENSG00000171720HDAC38841ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001837ENSG00000163394CCKAR886ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001926ENSG00000048052HDAC99734ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001928ENSG00000068024HDAC49759ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001726ENSG00000163517HDAC1179885ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001181ENSG00000166148AVPR1A552ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001659ENSG00000277132UGT2B157366ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001642ENSG00000121807CCR2729230ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001207ENSG00000154229PRKCA5578ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001222ENSG00000147099HDAC855869ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001230ENSG00000100030MAPK15594ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001231ENSG00000102882MAPK35595ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001289ENSG00000169403PTAFR5724ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001298ENSG00000095303PTGS15742ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001299ENSG00000073756PTGS25743ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001300ENSG00000160801PTH1R5745NPASS
TAR_EXP_001647ENSG00000077498TYR7299ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001320ENSG00000262418PTPRC5788ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001458ENSG00000168398BDKRB2624ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001518ENSG00000103546SLC6A26530ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001519ENSG00000142319SLC6A36531ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001520ENSG00000108576SLC6A46532ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001551ENSG00000145335SNCA6622ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_001585ENSG00000075073TACR26865ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001587ENSG00000115353TACR16869ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001592ENSG00000059377TBXAS16916ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_001343ENSG00000114200BCHE590BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000492ENSG00000118298CA1423632BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000265ENSG00000255974CYP2A61548ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000267ENSG00000188778ADRB3155ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000127ENSG00000168539CHRM11128ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000122ENSG00000169239CA5B11238BindingDB, ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000081ENSG00000173198CYSLTR110800ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000061ENSG00000134538SLCO1B110599ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000041ENSG00000147955SIGMAR110280ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000005ENSG00000108840HDAC510014ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000004ENSG00000094631HDAC610013ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000271ENSG00000165841CYP2C191557ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000130ENSG00000181072CHRM21129ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000273ENSG00000138109CYP2C91559ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000277ENSG00000130649CYP2E11571ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000280ENSG00000160868CYP3A41576ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000324ENSG00000184845DRD11812ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000325ENSG00000149295DRD21813ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000326ENSG00000151577DRD31814ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000327ENSG00000069696DRD41815ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000332ENSG00000180772AGTR2186ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000339ENSG00000151617EDNRA1909ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000276ENSG00000272532CYP2D61565ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000348ENSG00000146648EGFR1956ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000133ENSG00000133019CHRM31131ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000137ENSG00000184984CHRM51133ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000263ENSG00000140505CYP1A21544ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000261ENSG00000169252ADRB2154ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000258ENSG00000043591ADRB1153ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000255ENSG00000184160ADRA2C152ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000250ENSG00000100448CTSG1511ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000249ENSG00000274286ADRA2B151ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000243ENSG00000150594ADRA2A150ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000234ENSG00000230700CSNK2B1460ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000134ENSG00000180720CHRM41132ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000233ENSG00000171873ADRA1D146ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000231ENSG00000101266CSNK2A11457ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000222ENSG00000112062MAPK141432ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000214ENSG00000282608ADORA3140ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000203ENSG00000128271ADORA2A135ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000200ENSG00000163485ADORA1134ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000187ENSG00000118432CNR11268ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000178ENSG00000160791CCR51234ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000177ENSG00000183813CCR41233ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000232ENSG00000070770CSNK2A21459ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000461ENSG00000102755FLT12321ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000357ENSG00000277571ELANE1991ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000395ENSG00000091831ESR12099ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000397ENSG00000140009ESR22100ChEMBL
TAR_EXP_000438ENSG00000077782FGFR12260ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000440ENSG00000066468FGFR22263ChEMBL, NPASS
TAR_EXP_000387ENSG00000141736ERBB22064ChEMBL