title: 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamate esters of milkweed oil: synthesis and characterization.
abstract: The common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.) is a new industrial crop. Its seed oil (TAG) is highly polyunsaturated. In the search for novel applications for milkweed seed oil, the olefinic groups in the TAG were oxidized to polyhydroxy TAG via epoxidation and subsequent epoxy ring-opening reactions. These polyhydroxy TAG exhibit unique industrially desirable emulsoid properties in water. Esterification of the secondary polyhydroxy functionalities of the TAG derivatives of the oil with trans-4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid (ferulic acid) has resulted in the development of novel cinnamate esters of milkweed oil. These cinnamates are also obtainable via direct ring-opening of the epoxy TAG intermediate with ferulic acid. Among the interesting characteristics of the ester derivatives is their UV radiation-absorbing property.
authors.affiliation: New Crops and Processing Technology Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, ARS, USDA, Peoria, Illinois 61604, USA. harryore@ncaur.usda.gov
authors.forename: Rogers E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Harry-O'kuru
mesh_terms: D031108:Asclepias; D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D004952:Esters; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003373:Coumaric Acids; D004952:Esters; D010938:Plant Oils; D014280:Triglycerides; C004999:ferulic acid