The molecule is a cinnamate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of trans-caffeic acid with the 4-hydroxy group of (+)-quinic acid. It has a role as a metabolite and a hepatoprotective agent. It is a cinnamate ester and a cyclitol carboxylic acid. It derives from a (+)-quinic acid and a trans-caffeic acid.
(3R,5R)-4-[(E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-1,3,5-trihydroxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid