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... > Polycyclic Compounds > Macrocyclic Compounds > Cycloparaffins > Cyclohexanes > Cyclohexenes > Shikimic Acid
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic > Cycloparaffins > Cyclohexanes > Cyclohexenes > Shikimic Acid
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Macrocyclic Compounds > Cycloparaffins > Cyclohexanes > Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids > Shikimic Acid
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic > Cycloparaffins > Cyclohexanes > Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids > Shikimic Acid
Organic Chemicals > Carboxylic Acids > Acids, Carbocyclic > Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids > Shikimic Acid
Organic Chemicals > Carboxylic Acids > Hydroxy Acids > Shikimic Acid

Preferred term

Shikimic Acid  

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Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 1-Cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-, (3R-(3alpha,4alpha,5beta))-

Scope note

  • A tri-hydroxy cyclohexene carboxylic acid metabolite of the shikimate pathway. It is important in the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids, flavonoids and alkaloids in plants and microorganisms.

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