(-)-Shikimic acid ≥98%, off-white powder

Supplier: MP BIOMEDICALS (FKA ICN BIOMED

Synonyms: (3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-Trihydroxycyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylic acid

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(-)-Shikimic acid ≥98%, off-white powder
(-)-Shikimic acid

Shikimic acid, more commonly known as its anionic form shikimate, is an important biochemical metabolite in plants and microorganisms. Shikimic acid is a precursor for the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine, indole, indole derivatives and aromatic amino acid tryptophan, many alkaloids and other aromatic metabolites, phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, tannins, and lignin.


A tri-hydroxy cyclohexene carboxylic acid important in biosynthesis of so many compounds that the shikimate pathway (Seven step metabolic route used by bacteria, fungi, algae, parasites and plants for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids (phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan)). is named after it.


Solubility (50 mg/ml H2O): clear to slightly hazy

Formula: C₇H₁₀O₅
MW: 174.15 g/mol
Melting Pt: 182…192 °C
Storage Temperature: Ambient
MDL Number: MFCD00066278
CAS Number: 138-59-0
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