Term Name: (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoic acid
Synonyms: (2E,4E)-2,4-hexadienoic acid, (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoic acid, (E,E)-1,3-pentadiene-1-carboxylic acid, (E,E)-2,4-hexadienoic acid, (E,E)-SA, (E,E)-sorbic acid, 1,3-pentadiene-1-carboxylic acid, alpha-trans-gamma-trans-sorbic acid, SA, trans,trans-2,4-hexadienoic acid, trans,trans-SA, trans,trans-sorbic acid
Definition: A sorbic acid having trans-double bonds at positions 2 and 4; a food preservative that can induce cutaneous vasodilation and stinging upon topical application to humans. It is the most thermodynamically stable of the four possible geometric isomers possible, as well as the one with the highest antimicrobial activity.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:38358]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid sorbic acid
inverse has_functional_parent: nigragillin trans,trans-2,4-hexadienoyl-CoA
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: (E,E)-sorbate
is_conjugate_acid_of: (E,E)-sorbate