Dactylifric acid (also known as dattelic acid or 5-''O''-caffeoylshikimic acid) is an

ester In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an acid (either organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group () of that acid is replaced by an organyl group (R). These compounds contain a distin ...

derived from

caffeic acid Caffeic acid is an organic compound with the formula . It is a polyphenol with a key role in scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated in energy metabolism. Caffeic acid is also one major polyphenol responsible for maintaining normal le ...

and

shikimic acid Shikimic acid, more commonly known as its anionic form shikimate, is a cyclohexene, a cyclitol and a cyclohexanecarboxylic acid. It is an important biochemical metabolite in plants and microorganisms. Its name comes from the Japanese flower ''shik ...

. It and its isomers are enzymic browning substrates found in dates (''

Phoenix dactylifera ''Phoenix dactylifera'', commonly known as the date palm, is a flowering-plant species in the palm family Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet #Fruits, fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated across North Africa, northern A ...

'' fruits). Some older sources identify dactylifric acid as 3-''O''-caffeoylshikimic acid. 3-O-caffeoylshikimic acid

References

External links

Dactylifric acid at the Human Metabolome Database
Hydroxycinnamic acid esters Hydroxycinnamic acid glycosides Cyclitol esters Cyclohexenes {{aromatic-stub