MOLECULE

Rosmarinic acid

Rosmarinic acid, also known as rosmarinate or rosemary acid, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as coumaric acids and derivatives. These are aromatic compounds containing Aromatic compounds containing a cinnamic acid moiety (or a derivative thereof) hydroxylated at the C2 (ortho-), C3 (meta-), or C4 (para-) carbon atom of the benzene ring. A stereoisomer of rosmarinic acid having (R)-configuration. Rosmarinic acid is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Rosmarinic acid is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.