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Shikimic acid
Meaning
Noun
●
In Biochemistry:
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.
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