"Shikimic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A tri-hydroxy cyclohexene carboxylic acid important in biosynthesis of so many compounds that the shikimate pathway is named after it.
| Descriptor ID |
D012765
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.223.268.792 D02.241.511.852 D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shikimic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Evolutionary origins of the eukaryotic shikimate pathway: gene fusions, horizontal gene transfer, and endosymbiotic replacements. Eukaryot Cell. 2006 Sep; 5(9):1517-31.
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The shikimate pathway and its branches in apicomplexan parasites. J Infect Dis. 2002 Feb 15; 185 Suppl 1:S25-36.