Prephenic acid
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| Preferred IUPAC name (1s,4s)-1-(2-Carboxy-2-oxoethyl)-4-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-diene-1-carboxylic acid | |
| Other names Prephenate; cis-1-Carboxy-4-hydroxy-α-oxo-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1-propanoic acid | |
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| MeSH | Prephenic+acid | 
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| Properties | |
| C10H10O6 | |
| Molar mass | 226.184 g·mol−1 | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Prephenic acid, commonly also known by its anionic form prephenate, is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine, as well as of a large number of secondary metabolites of the shikimate pathway.