• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.7 no.2_3
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• pp.55-57
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• 1963

Antipyretic substance is isolated from roots of Scrophularia Oldhami which is used as antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drug. This substance is identified as p-methoxycinnamic acid which rarely occurs in plants.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.328-331
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• 1999

A new method for quantitative determination of p-methoxycinnamic acid in Scrophulariae radix by high performance liquid chromatography was established. A reversed-phase system with SPHERI-5 RP-18 5 micron $(250\;{\times}\;4.6\;mm)$ column using TFA (0.05%) and acetonitrile as a mobile phase was developed. p-Methoxycinnamic acid and N-(p-methoxycinnamoyl)-p-aminophenol as an internal reference were detected at 310 nm and the analysis was successfully carried out within 50 min.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.14 no.3_4
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• pp.45-50
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• 1970

Anti-infalmmatory action of p-methoxycinnamic acid (p-MCA) was investigated. p-MCA showed a significant decrease in carrageenin and acetic acid induced edema of the rat hind paw, and increased capillary permeability by anaphylaxis and chemical mediators of pontamine sky blue in the mouse peritoneal cavity. It, however, showed only weak inhibitory effect on cotton pellet-induced granuloma formation of the rat.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.9 no.3_4
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• pp.31-33
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• 1965

In the previous papers, it was reported that p-methoxycinnamate showed good antipyretic action when tested on the typhoid-vaccinated rabbits and decreased the ascorbic acid content of the adrenals of rats like other wellknown antipyretics. In the present work, it was shown that p-methoxycinnamic acid exhibited marked analgesic properties. The method employed for testing analgesic effect was modification of that described by Woolfe and Macdonald. Of mice which had been trained and jumped out within 5 seconds on the hot plate of $59{\deg}$, the reaction time was prolonged by subcutaneous injection of its sodium salt aqueous solution. Mean responses were proved to increase linearly with the log doses (from doses 160 mg to 500 mg/kg).

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.76-79
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• 1964

The metabolism of p-methoxycinnamic acid (p-MCA) has been studied in man and rabbits. Possible compounds were examined for metabolites by crystalization and by paper chromatography, which excreted after adminstration of p-MCA by stomach tube and intravenous injection. p-Methoxyhippuric acid was isolated from urine. Although pure glucuronide was not crystallized from urine, product was obtained by basic lead salt method, which gave p-methodxybenzoic acid (p-MBA) on hydrolysis and gave an intese naphthoresorcinol reaction. No evidence for the demethylation of p-MCA was found. These results are indicating that p-MCA may be mainly converted to p-MBA by ${\betha}$-oxidationand excreted as its conjugates with glycine and glucuronic acid. Its oxidation does not appear to be dependent on intestinal micro-organisms.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.299-305
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• 2017

P-methoxycinnamic acid and 3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamic acid are the compounds found in Polygalae Radix, the root of Polygala tenuifolia Willdenow, and have been reported to have hepatoprotective and anti-neurodegenerative effects. On the other hand, there are no reports of their effects on gastric lesions. This study examined the inhibitory effects of cinnamic acids, including p-methoxycinnamic acid, 3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamic acid, and 8 compounds (cinnamic acid, 2-(trifluoromethyl) cinnamic acid, 3-(trifluoromethyl) cinnamic acid, trans-4-(trifluoromethyl) cinnamic acid, 4-(dimethylamino) cinnamic acid, 3,4-(methylenedioxy) cinnamic acid and 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid), which were selected based on their presence in medicinal herbs and molecular weight, against gastric lesions. Animal models were used to confirm the protective effects on acute gastritis caused by the administration of HCl/EtOH. Gastric acid inhibition was examined by an acid-neutralizing test and the proton pump ($H^+/K^+$-ATPase) inhibiting activity. In addition, antioxidant tests were performed and the gastric emptying rate was determined. The results showed that cinnamic acid, p-methoxycinnamic acid, and 3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamic acid had an inhibitory effect on gastric lesions.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.12 no.3_4
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• pp.89-90
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• 1968

현삼의 성분 p-methoxycinnamic acid의 전합성 기전을 검토하는 예비시험에서 trans-cinnamic acid의 출현을 동정하였다.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.15-18
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• 2007

Scrophulariae Radix(Scrophulariaceae) is a perennial growing in all parts of korea, China and Asia. It has been used as a folk medicine in treating guttural diseases acting as an antiphlogistics, antipyretics and analgesics. In this report, to compare with Korea and China product, quantitative analysis of harpagoside and p-methoxy cinnamic acid(4-MCA) was performed by HPLC method. Using a Luna $C_{18}(2)$ column, we carried out quantitative analysis with 0.1% phosphoric acid in water and acetonitrile as gradient condition. Harpagoside and 4-MCA were detected at retention time of about 11.5 and 15.0 min, respectively. Contents of harpagoside and 4-MCA proved that Korean products were higher than China more than twice.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.267-272
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• 2011

In our search for bioactive phenolics from plants, the culms of Phyllostachys bambusoides has been selected for investigation of anti-cariogenic and 1,1-diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging agents based on the initial screening results. Fractionation process of n-hexane and $CHCl_3$ extracts afforded four phenolic constituents, ferulic acid (1), vanillin (2), coniferaldehyde (3), and coniferyl alcohol (4) as guided by their DPPH free radical scavenging activities. Additionally, activity-guided fractionation of EtOAc extract with anti-cariogenic activity has resulted in the isolation of coniferaldehyde (3), 2,6-dimethoxy-p-benzoquinone (5), p-methoxycinnamic acid (6), (${\pm}$)-balanophonin (7), and 6-methoxychromanone (8). The structures of 1 - 8 were determined by spectroscopic data interpretation, and also by comparison of their data with the published values. Phenolic compounds 1 - 4 exhibited similar DPPH radical scavenging activities compared with the synthetic antioxidant, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), and compounds 3 and 5 - 8 showed significant antibacterial activity against cariogenic oral streptococci, Streptococcus mutans and S. sobrinus.