Properties:

Product Name: Lllicium verum extract, Star anise extract, Shikimic acid
Latin Name: Lllicium verum Hook.f.

Molecular Formula: C₇H₁₀O₅
Molecular Weight: 174.15
CAS No.: 138-59-0

Appearance: White or off-white fine powder

Active Ingredient: Shikimic acid
Specification: Shikimic acid: 98%

Packing: Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside or as per your request.
Net Weight: 25kg/drum
Stored in a cool and dry well-closed container, keep away from moisture and strong light/heat.

Description and function:

Shikimic acid is a white crystalline compound of nonnitrogenous acid found in various plants naturally. It has two kind functional groups in the same molecule, three hydroxyl groups and a carboxylic acid group . which are optically active. They can yield various kinds of esters and salts. Shikimic acid is a cyclitol, a polyhydroxylated cycloalkane containing at least three hydroxyl groups in the ring at different positions. Examples are inositol and quinic acid.
The most important feature of cyclitol is that there are chiral isomers, key intermediates in the biosynthesis of aromatic compounds in living metabolism, shikimic acid is a key intermediate in the biochemical pathway from phosphoenolpyruvic acid to tyrosine.