3-Dehydroshikimic acid
Chemical compound
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3-Dehydroshikimic acid is a chemical compound related to shikimic acid. 3-DHS is available in large quantity through engineering of the shikimic acid pathway.[1]
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| Preferred IUPAC name
(4S,5R)-4,5-Dihydroxy-3-oxocyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylic acid | |
| Other names
3-Dehydroshikimate 3-DHS (−)-3-DHS | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.162.474 |
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| Properties | |
| C7H8O5 | |
| Molar mass | 172.136 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Metabolism
Biosynthesis: The enzyme 3-dehydroquinate dehydratase uses 3-dehydroquinate to produce 3-dehydroshikimate and H2O.
3-Dehydroshikimate is then reduced to shikimic acid by the enzyme shikimate dehydrogenase, which uses nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) as a cofactor.
Gallic acid is also formed from 3-dehydroshikimate by the action of the enzyme shikimate dehydrogenase to produce 3,5-didehydroshikimate. This latter compound spontaneously rearranges to gallic acid.[2][3][4]

