Chorismic acid

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Chorismic acid

January 23, 2006, 11:23 am

The name of this key intermediate in the biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids seems to be a formidable etymological riddle. The standard dictionaries do not seem to mention chorismic acid,...

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January 23, 2006, 2:03 pm

Wikipedia states that the acid is more commonly known as its anionic form chorismate.I can't find it in the dics but there is a Greek word chorisein, to separate.OED1 has entries for chorisis, the...

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Re: Chorismic acid

January 23, 2006, 2:23 pm

jcsmr.anu.edu.au/hon_roll/fg_naming.htmLooks like Aldi was spot on.

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Re: Chorismic acid

January 23, 2006, 3:25 pm

Aldiboronti and Steve G, that was just terrific. Thanks a lot! By the way, did you notice the nonsensical structural formula in the letter?

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Re: Chorismic acid

January 23, 2006, 3:43 pm

jcsmr.anu.edu.au/hon_roll/gibson.htmOn the same site, if you have not already found it.Yes, what's an odd hydrogen between friends.

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I think the missing carbon, and the resulting valence-4 oxygen, is a bigger problem.The letter SteveG links to indicates that the name refers to the separation of two pathways, but mentions only the...

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