Prephenic acid
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| Prephenic acid | |
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| Image:Prephenic acid.png | |
| 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.
Image:Prephenate biosynthesis.png
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