shikimic acid

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shikimic acid [shə′kim·ik ′as·əd]

(biochemistry)

C₇H₁₀O₅A crystalline acid that is a plant constituent, and an intermediate in the biochemical pathway from phosphoenolpyruvic acid to tyrosine.

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Glyphosate is known as the active ingredient of the broad-spectrum herbicide Roundup; it inhibits the shikimic acid pathway that is important for plant protein synthesis (Schonbrurm et al.

Differential effects of glyphosate and Roundup on human placental ... by Seralini, Gilles-Eric / Environmental Health Perspectives

He notes that glyphosate--the most commonly used herbicide in the United States -- kills plants by interfering with a series of critical metabolic reactions called the shikimic acid pathway.

Blazing blossoms by Weiss, Rick / Science News

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