Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester: Consequences of Its Hydrophobicity in the Oxidative Functions and Cytokine Release by Leukocytes

Figure 1

Molecular structures of caffeic acid, its derivatives, and hydrophobicity indexes (log , partition coefficients n-octanol/water). Caffeic acid (C1), caffeic acid phenethyl ester (C2), chlorogenic acid (C3), and phenethyl cinnamate (C4).