📚 noun • entry_id 29265
shikimic acid
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ácido shikímico • ácido siquímico
A naturally occurring organic compound, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, extracted commercially from star anise; it is the base of very many natural products and is used in the production of the antiviral drug Tamiflu.
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