Triferulic acid

Triferulic acids, also known as dehydrotriferulic acids, are a type of oligomeric natural phenols formed from ferulic acid.

5-5',8'-O-4"-Triferulic acid can be found in maize bran^[1]

References

^ Bunzel, M; Funk, C; Steinhart, H (2004). "Semipreparative isolation of dehydrodiferulic and dehydrotriferulic acids as standard substances from maize bran". Journal of Separation Science. 27 (13): 1080–6. doi:10.1002/jssc.200301703. PMID 15495409.

Types of hydroxycinnamic acids

Aglycones

Precursor	Cinnamic acid
Monohydroxycinnamic acids (Coumaric acids)	p-Coumaric acid o-Coumaric acid m-Coumaric acid
Dihydroxycinnamic acids	Caffeic acid (3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid) Umbellic acid (2,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid) 2,3-Dihydroxycinnamic acid 2,5-Dihydroxycinnamic acid 3,5-Dihydroxycinnamic acid
Trihydroxycinnamic acids	2,4,5-Trihydroxycinnamic acid 3,4,5-Trihydroxycinnamic acid
O-methylated forms	Ferulic acid 5-Hydroxyferulic acid Isoferulic acid Sinapinic acid
others	Plicatin A Plicatin B

Esters

glycoside-likes

Esters of
caffeic acid
with cyclitols

esters of quinic acid	Chlorogenic acid (3-caffeoylquinic acid) Cryptochlorogenic acid (4-O-caffeoylquinic acid) Neochlorogenic acid (5-O-Caffeoylquinic acid) Cynarine (1,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid) 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid
esters of shikimic acid	Dactylifric acid (3-O-caffeoylshikimic acid)

Glycosides

Other esters
with caffeic acid

Caffeoyl phenylethanoid
glycoside (CPG)

Oligomeric forms

Dimers	Diferulic acids (DiFA) : 5,5′-Diferulic acid, 8-O-4′-Diferulic acid, 8,5′-Diferulic acid, 8,5′-DiFA (DC), 8,5′-DiFA (BF), 8,8′-Diferulic acid
Trimers	Triferulic acids : 5-5′,8′-O-4″-Triferulic acid
Tetramers	Tetraferulic acids