| Description | Piperonylic acid (2H-1,3-benzodioxole-5-carboxylic acid) is a natural molecule bearing a methylenedioxy function that closely mimics the structure of trans-cinnamic acid. Piperonylic acid selectively inactivate the CYP73A P450 subpopulation. |
| Synonyms | 胡椒酸, 2H-1,3-benzodioxole-5-carboxylic acid |
| molecular weight | 166.13 |
| Molecular formula | C8H6O4 |
| CAS | 94-53-1 |
| Storage | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year |
| Solubility | DMSO: 80 mg/mL (440.45 mM) |
| References | 1. Schalk M, et al, Werck-Reichhart D. Piperonylic acid, a selective, mechanism-based inactivator of the trans-cinnamate 4-hydroxylase: A new tool to control the flux of metabolites in the phenylpropanoid pathway. Plant Physiol. 1998;118(1):209‐218. |