Offer Shikimic Acid

Specification: CAS:138-59-0   Spec:98%
Description: Molecular Formula : C7H10O5 ;Molecular Weight :174.16 .
Shikimic acid is a white crystalline compound of nonnitrogenous acid found in various plants. It has two fuctional groups in the same molecule, hydroxyl groups and a carboxylic acid group which are optically active.
They can yield various kinds of esters and salts.
It belongs to the class of cyclitols, which means it is a Hydroxylated cycloalkane containing at least three hydroxy groups, each attached to a different ring carbon atom. It is a key intermediates in the biochemical pathway from phosphoenolpyruvic acid to tyrosine. It is used as a biosynthetic precursor of many alkaloids, aromatic amino acids.