Methyl caffeate is an ester of caffeic acid, a naturally occurring phenolic compound. It is an α-glucosidase inhibitor.[1] Its physical form is a powder.

Natural occurrences

Methyl caffeate can be found in the fruit of Solanum torvum.[2]

Health effect

Methyl caffeate shows an antidiabetic effect in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.[2]

References

  1. ^ Takahashi, Keisuke; Yoshioka, Yasuyuki; Kato, Eisuke; Katsuki, Shigeki; Iida, Osamu; Hosokawa, Keizo; Kawabata, Jun (2014). "Methyl Caffeate as an α-Glucosidase Inhibitor from Solanum torvum Fruits and the Activity of Related Compounds". Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. 74 (4): 741–745. doi:10.1271/bbb.90789. hdl:2115/53430. PMID 20378981. S2CID 23067847.
  2. ^ a b Gandhi, Gopalsamy Rajiv; Ignacimuthu, Savarimuthu; Paulraj, Michael Gabriel; Sasikumar, Ponnusamy (2011). "Antihyperglycemic activity and antidiabetic effect of methyl caffeate isolated from Solanum torvum Swartz. Fruit in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats". European Journal of Pharmacology. 670 (2–3): 623–631. doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.09.159. PMID 21963451.