Shikimic acid, more commonly known as its anionic form shikimate, is a cyclohexene, a cyclitol and a cyclohexanecarboxylic acid. It is an important biochemical metabolite in plants and microorganisms. Its name comes from the Japanese flower shikimi (シキミ, the Japanese star anise, Illicium anisatum), from which it was first isolated in 1885 by...
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<chemical> Chemical name: 1-Cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-, (3R-(3alpha,4alpha,5beta))- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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A crystalline acid C6H6 (OH)3COOH formed in plants as a precursor in the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids and of lignin.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. parent chemical compound from which vanillin and salicylic acid are derived.
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