Quinic acid

Quinic acid

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Name = Quinic acid
ImageFile = Quinic acid.png ImageName = Quinic acid
ImageFile1 = Quinic-acid-3D-balls.png ImageName1 = Quinic acid
IUPACName = (1S,3R,4S,5R)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-
cyclohexanecarboxylic acid
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
SMILES = O [C@] 1(C [C@@H] (O) [C@@H]
(O) [C@H] (O)C1)C(O)=O
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C7H12O6
MolarMass = 192.17 g/mol
Density = 1.35 g/cm³
MeltingPt = 168 °C
BoilingPt = unknown °C

Quinic acid, C7H12O6 is a crystalline acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee beans, and other plant products and made synthetically by hydrolysis of chlorogenic acid. Quinic acid is also implicated in the perceived acidity of coffee.

History

This substance was isolated for the first time in the 1800s by French pharmacist Nicolas Vauquelin and further reactions from this acid to synthetize other compounds were studied by German chemist E. Lautemann in 1863.

Industrial applications

Quinic acid is used as an astringent.

Pharmaceutical uses

This acid is a versatile chiral starting material for the synthesis of new pharmaceuticals. A new medicament for the treatment of influenza A and B strains called Tamiflu has been successfully developed and launched into the market recently.

Quinic Acid is also thought to displace binding of the mu opioid receptor antagonist, however this acid was originally thought to be pharmacologically inactive.

References

*cite web|title=Quinic acid - chiral compounds from nature - Buchler quinine plant in Braunschweig,Germany|work=Quinic acid|url=http://www.quinine-buchler.com/quinicacid.htm|accessmonthday=September 5 |accessyear=2005
*cite web|title=Quinic acid|work=Fast Health|url=http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/q/quinic_acid.php|accessmonthday=September 5 |accessyear=2005
*cite web|title=History of Xenobiotic Metabolism|work=History of Xenobiotic Metabolism|url=http://www.issx.org/hisjune.html|accessmonthday=September 5 |accessyear=2005


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