Listing ID#10241968
CategoryHealthcare Supplements
Quick answer
Shikimic Acid is a Healthcare Supplements product. Key specs — Origin: China; Price Term: FOB.
Product Description
Product Name: Shikimic acid
Chemical Name: (3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-TRIHYDROXY-1-CYCLOHEXENECARBOXYLIC ACID
Test Method: HPLC
CAS No.: 138-59-0
Molecular Weight: 174.15
Molecular Formula:
Assay: 98
Product Content
Shikimic Acid is a key precursor of many alkaloids, aromatic amino acids, indole derivatives, and it also be widely used as a chiral building block for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals. Now, Shikimic Acid serves as the starting material for Oseltamivir which is a neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment and prophylaxis of both influenza A and influenza B.
