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Shikimic acid

≥99%, suitable for ligand binding assays

Synonym(s):

(3R,4S,5R)-(−)-3,4,5-Trihydroxy-1-cyclohexenecarboxylic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H10O5
CAS Number:
138-59-0
Molecular Weight:
174.15
Beilstein:
2210055
EC Number:
205-334-2
MDL number:
MFCD00066278
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
24899647
NACRES:
NA.25

product name

Shikimic acid, ≥99%

Assay

≥99%

form

powder

technique(s)

ligand binding assay: suitable

color

white to off-white

mp

185-187 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O[C@@H]1CC(=C[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C7H10O5/c8-4-1-3(7(11)12)2-5(9)6(4)10/h1,4-6,8-10H,2H2,(H,11,12)/t4-,5-,6-/m1/s1

InChI key

JXOHGGNKMLTUBP-HSUXUTPPSA-N

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Application

Shikimic acid has been used as a standard for the quantification of shikimate in apical parts of roots. It has also been used as a substrate in shikimate kinase assay.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Shikimic acid is observed to be carcinogenic in rat models, when administered. It serves as a precursor for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids, alkaloids and other aromatic metabolites in microorganisms. Shikimic acid is known to inhibit adenosine diphosphate (ADP) induced platelet aggregation and blood coagulation in rabbits.

Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H318

Precautionary Statements

P280 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Efficient elimination of nonstoichiometric enzyme inhibitors from HTS hit lists.
Habig M
Journal of Biomolecular Screening, 14(6), 679-689 (2009)
Inhibitory effects of shikimic acid on platelet aggragation and blood coagulation.
Ma Yi
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 35, 1-3 (2000)
Marco Krämer et al.
Metabolic engineering, 5(4), 277-283 (2003-12-04)
Shikimic acid is a high valued compound used as a key starting material for the synthesis of the neuramidase inhibitor GS4104, which was developed under the name Tamiflu for treatment of antiviral infections. An excellent alternative to the isolation of
Ruben Vanholme et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 341(6150), 1103-1106 (2013-08-21)
Lignin is a major component of plant secondary cell walls. Here we describe caffeoyl shikimate esterase (CSE) as an enzyme central to the lignin biosynthetic pathway. Arabidopsis thaliana cse mutants deposit less lignin than do wild-type plants, and the remaining
Kai Chen et al.
Bioresource technology, 119, 141-147 (2012-06-26)
Shikimic acid (SA) is an important metabolic intermediate with diverse commercial applications. In this work, antisense RNA interference and gene deletion were carried out to inactivate the aroK gene in an SA-producing Escherichia coli strain, DHPYA-T7. In this strain, the
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