Prephenic acid
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Prephenic acid | |
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Chemical name | 3-(1-Carboxy-4-hydroxy- cyclohexa-2,5-dienyl)- 2-oxopropanoic acid |
Chemical formula | C10H10O6 |
Molecular mass | 226.19 g/mol |
Melting point | ? °C |
Density | ? g/cm3 |
CAS number | ? |
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Prephenic acid, more commonly known by its anionic form prephenate, is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine.
It is synthesized by a [3,3]-sigmatropic Claisen rearrangement of chorismate.