shikimic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:16119

Synonyms

• (3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxycyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylic acid
• 3,4,5-Trihydroxy-1-cyclohexenecarboxylic acid
• 3alpha,4alpha,5beta-trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid
• [3R-(3alpha,4alpha,5beta)]-3,4,5-trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid
• L-shikimic acid
• Shikimate
• Shikimic acid

Definition

A cyclohexenecarboxylic acid that is cyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylic acid substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 3, 4 and 5 (the 3R,4S,5R stereoisomer). It is an intermediate metabolite in plants and microorganisms.

References

• cas:138-59-0
• hmdb:HMDB0003070
• kegg.compound:C00493
• knapsack:C00001203
• pdb-ccd:SKM
• pubmed:24190737
• pubmed:24628944
• pubmed:24783849
• pubmed:24836188
• pubmed:24894540
• pubmed:24981409
• reaxys:2210055
• wikipedia.en:Shikimic_acid

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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