Term Name: | sorbic acid |
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Synonyms: | (2-butenylidene) acetic acid, 2,4-hexadienoic acid, 2,4-Hexadiensaeure, 2,4-SA, 2-propenylacrylic acid, crotylidene acetic acid, hexa-2,4-dienoic acid, SA, Sorbinsaeure |
Definition: | A hexadienoic acid with double bonds at C-2 and C-4; it has four geometrical isomers, of which the trans,trans-form is naturally occurring. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:35962] ( EBI ) |