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ferulic acid
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fe·ru·lic acid  (f-rlk)
n.
A compound, C10H10O4, related to vanillin and obtained from certain plants.

[From New Latin Ferula, plant genus, from Latin ferula, giant fennel.]


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Three active principles are interlocked: ethyl ferulate, a natural antioxidant with UV absorbing properties, neutralizes dangerous oxygen radicals and reduces the dose of UV radiation that penetrates the skin; carnosolic acid combats free radicals--one of the main causes of DNA damage and uridine monophosphate (UMP), a biochemi-cal pre-cursor to the synthesis of nucleotides, supports the repair of DNA in the cell.
Corn fiber oil (CFO) contains high levels of three natural cholesterol-lowering phytosterol components: ferulate phytosterol esters, free phytosterols and phytosterol fatty acyl esters.
 
 
 
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