阿魏酸（，4-羟-3-甲氧基肉桂酸或3-(4-羟基-3-甲氧苯基)-2-丙烯酸）属于一种羟基苯丙烯酸，是存在于植物细胞壁中的一种丰富的酚类植物化學成分，例如它存在于阿拉伯木聚糖中共价连接的侧链中。

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外部連結

• [http://libproject.hkbu.edu.hk/was40/detail?channelid=22253&lang=cht&searchword=code=P00063 阿魏酸 Ferulic acid] 中草藥化學圖像數據庫 (香港浸會大學中醫藥學院)