shikimic acid

English

Noun

shikimic acid (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) 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.

Translations

shikimic acid

Arabic: حمض الشيكيميك
Chinese:
Mandarin: 莽草酸 (mǎngcǎosuān)
Finnish: sikimihappo
German: Shikimisäure (de) f
Japanese: シキミ酸 (樒酸, シキミさん, shikimisan)
Portuguese: ácido chiquímico m, ácido shiquímico m, ácido shikímico m
Russian: шики́мовая кислота f (šikímovaja kislota)
Spanish: ácido shikímico m, ácido siquímico m

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