shikimic acid

Full Material List

(3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxycyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid

Identifiers

CAS (Single)	138-59-0
FEMA	N/A
EINECS	205-334-2
Synonyms	bracken fern toxic component 1- cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-, (3R,4S,5R)- 1- cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-, (3R,4S,5R)- (9CI) (-)- shikimic acid L- shikimic acid skikimic acid (-)-3,4,5- trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid (3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5- trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid [3R-(3a,4a,5b)]-3,4,5- trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid 3,4,5- trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid (3R,4S,5R)-(-)-3,4,5- trihydroxy-1-cyclohexenecarboxylic acid 3,4,5- trihydroxy-1-cyclohexenecarboxylic acid (3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5- trihydroxy-cyclohex-1-enecarboxylic acid (3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5- trihydroxycyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylic acid 3,4,5- trihydroxycyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylic acid (3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5- trihydroxycyclohex-1-enecarboxylic acid (4S,3R,5R)-3,4,5- trihydroxycyclohex-1-enecarboxylic acid (3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5- trihydroxycyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid
JECFA Food Flavoring	N/A
JECFA Food Additive	N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings	N/A
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials	N/A
FDA UNII	29MS2WI2NU
CoE Number	N/A
XlogP3-AA	N/A
Molecular Weight	174.1527
Molecular Formula	C7 H10 O5

Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed	No
Appearance	white needles or powder (est)
Assay	95.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity	N/A
Lbs/Gal (est)	N/A
Refractive Index	N/A
Melting Point	183.00 to 184.50 Â°C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point	400.00 to 401.00 Â°C. @ 760.00 mm Hg (est)
Flash Point	410.00 Â°F. TCC ( 210.10 Â°C. ) (est)
Acid Value	N/A
Vapor Pressure	N/A
Vapor Density	N/A
logP (o/w)	-2.220 (est)
Soluble In	water, 1.50E+05 mg/L @ 21C (exp)
Occurrence	apple plant banana leaf bean mung bean seed black gram sprout buckwheat hypocotyl carrot root celery root cherry sour cherry fruit coconut seed elder black elder plant fennel seed fig fruit ginger leaf ginkgo biloba leaf gooseberry fruit grape leaf grape root mamey leaf parsley root pear fruit pistachio leaf rice leaf sunflower seed

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes	Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found).
Odor	N/A
Flavor	N/A

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