A Review: p-Coumaric Acid, A Medicinally Important Phenolic Acid Moiety

p-Coumaric acid is an ubiquitous natural phenolic phytochemical mainly exist in two forms trans- and cis-p-coumaric acid. It occurs in free as well as in bound forms, is a common dietary polyphenol distributed in fruits, vegetables and cereals. It was considered as a powerful antioxidant and widely reported to demonstrate antimicrobial, antifungal, anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antihypertensive, antiulcer, antiprotozoal and antimelanogenic. This review contains the fundamental information about biological potential, common pathway utilized, SAR, wide source of p-coumaric acid and evidence of their role in disease prevention. © 2020 iGlobal Research and Publishing Foundation. All rights reserved.