Description
Shikimic acid
CAS #: 138-59-0
Molecular formula:C7H10O5
Molucular weight:174.15
Formulation: white crystalline powder
Source:Illicium Verum Hook. f.
Purity:98%
Shikimic Acid is an active ingrediets which is extracted from Illicium verum Hook. f. , 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.
