Shikimate-3-phosphate lithium is the salt form of Shikimate-3-phosphate. Shikimate-3-phosphate lithium is a central microbial, parasite and plant metabolite, as a product of the shikimate kinase-catalysed reaction. Shikimate-3-phosphate lithium serves as an enzyme substrate for 5-enolpyruvoyl-shikimate 3-phosphate synthase, which is a target of anti-infectives and of herbicides.
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