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Descriptor English: Shikimic Acid
Descriptor Spanish: Ácido Shikímico
Descriptor ácido shiquímico
Scope note: Ácido carboxílico trihidroxi ciclohexano importante en la biosíntesis de tantos compuestos que la vía del shiquimato recibe su denominación por este hecho.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ácido Chiquímico
Descriptor French: Acide shikimique
Entry term(s): Acid, Shikimic
Tree number(s): D02.241.223.268.792
D02.241.511.852
D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012765
Scope note: A tri-hydroxy cyclohexene carboxylic acid important in biosynthesis of so many compounds that the shikimate pathway is named after it.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: 29MS2WI2NU
CAS Type 1 Name: 1-Cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-, (3R-(3alpha,4alpha,5beta))-
DeCS ID: 13143
Unique ID: D012765
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Shikimic Acid - Preferred
Concept UI M0019775
Scope note A tri-hydroxy cyclohexene carboxylic acid important in biosynthesis of so many compounds that the shikimate pathway is named after it.
Preferred term Shikimic Acid
Entry term(s) Acid, Shikimic



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