The molecule is an enoate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of trans-ferulic acid with the 1-hydroxy group of glycerol. It has a role as an ultraviolet filter, an antioxidant and a plant metabolite. It is an enoate ester, a member of phenols, an aromatic ether and a 1-monoglyceride. It derives from a ferulic acid and a glycerol.
2,3-dihydroxypropyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate