Fertaric acid is a hydroxycinnamic acid found in wine and grapes.[1] It is an ester formed from ferulic acid bound to tartaric acid.

It is a metabolite of caftaric acid after caftaric acid has been fed to rats. Fertaric acid is then found in plasma, kidney, and urine.[2]

References

  1. ^ Branka Mozetič; Irma Tomažič; Andreja Škvarč; Polonca Trebše (2006). "Determination of Polyphenols in White grape Berries cv. Rebula" (PDF). Acta Chim. Slov. 53: 58–64. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-07.
  2. ^ Vanzo, A; Cecotti, R; Vrhovsek, U; Torres, AM; Mattivi, F; Passamonti, S (2007). "The fate of trans-caftaric acid administered into the rat stomach". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 55 (4): 1604–11. doi:10.1021/jf0626819. PMID 17300159.