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chorismic acid

chorismic acid noun: the compound (3R,4R)-3-[(1-carboxyvinyl)oxy]-4-hydroxycyclohexa-1,5-diene-1-carboxylic acid, whose anion chorismate is an important biochemical intermediate in plants and microorganisms.

Noun

chorismic acid (uncountable)

  1. The compound (3R,4R)-3-[(1-carboxyvinyl)oxy]-4-hydroxycyclohexa-1,5-diene-1-carboxylic acid, whose anion chorismate is an important biochemical intermediate in plants and microorganisms.

Questions about chorismic acid

What does chorismic acid mean?
Chorismic acid means the compound (3R,4R)-3-[(1-carboxyvinyl)oxy]-4-hydroxycyclohexa-1,5-diene-1-carboxylic acid, whose anion chorismate is an important biochemical intermediate in plants and microorganisms.
What part of speech is chorismic acid?
Chorismic acid is a noun.

Words near chorismic acid in the dictionary

  1. chorismatases
  2. chorismate
  3. chorismates
  4. chorismatic
  5. chorismic
  6. chorismic acid
  7. chorismite
  8. chorismites
  9. chorismitic
  10. chorist
  11. chorista

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