Phenylpropanoids

thumb|500px|Idealized structure of lignin from a softwood Lignin is a class of complex organic polymers that form key structural materials in the support tissues of most plants. Lignins are particularly important in the formation of cell walls, especially in wood and bark, because they lend rigidity and do not rot easily. Chemically, lignins are polymers made by the cross-linking of phenolic precursors.

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Cinnamaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula or . Occurring naturally as predominantly the trans (E) isomer, it gives cinnamon its flavor and odor. It is a phenylpropanoid that is naturally synthesized by the shikimate pathway. This pale yellow, viscous liquid occurs in the bark of cinnamon trees and other species of the genus Cinnamomum. It is an found in high concentrations in cinanamon essential oil.

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thumb|380px|4-Coumaroyl-CoA is the central biosynthetic precursor to phenylpropanoids (shown in protonated state) thumb|right|150px|Phenylalanine thumb|right|150px|Tyrosine

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group of stereoisomers

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group of stereisomers

Rhododendrin (betuloside) is an arylbutanoid glycoside and a phenylpropanoid, a type of natural phenol. It can be found in the leaves of Rhododendron aureum or in Cistus salviifolius.

Hydrocinnamaldehyde is the organic compound with the formula C6H5CH2CH2CHO. It is produced by the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde. The compound is used in many mechanistic studies. It is a common substrate in organic synthesis.

any organic compound having 1-benzopyran-2-one ring system

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3,4-Methylenedioxypropiophenone, also known as 3,4-(methylenedioxy)phenyl-1-propanone (MDP1P), is a phenylpropanoid found in some plants of the genus Piper and is an isomer of 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone (MDP2P).

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4-Methoxycinnamaldehyde is a bioactive isolate of Agastache rugosa.

Melevodopa, also known as levodopa methyl ester (LDME) and sold under the brand name Levomet, is a dopaminergic agent. It is the methyl ester of levodopa. It is used in oral tablet form as an effervescent prodrug with 250times the water solubility of tablet levodopa. In combination with carbidopa, as melevodopa/carbidopa (brand name Sirio), it is approved for use in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Acetyleugenol is a phenylpropanoid compound found in cloves. It is the second in abundance to the related compound eugenol in certain extract preparations. Like eugenol, its found in several plants such as Acacia nilotica and Piper betle and has similar antibacterial and antifungal properties on C. albicans and S. mutans. It inhibits aggregation of platelets and has partial agonistic activity on AhR.

'Delphinidin 3-O-(6-p-coumaroyl)glucoside' is a p-coumaroylated anthocyanin. It can be found in some red Vitis vinifera grape cultivars (like Graciano) and in red wine.