Natural ingredient Shikimic acid

Name: Shikimic acid
Category: Ingredients
Effectiveness: Precursor of Medicine
Plant original:Illicium verum Hook.f.
Specifications: 98% Shikimic acid by HPLC
Molecular Formula: C7H10O5
Molecular Mass: 174.15
CAS No.: 138-59-0
Indications and Uses
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.

Natural ingredient Shikimic acid