Chemists have found that the seeds of the sweetgum fruit -- also called "gumballs" -- contain significant amounts of shikimic acid, the starting material used to produce the main antiviral agent in a ...

The difficulty of making Tamiflu from shikimic acid limited the amount of competition Roche was likely to face from such companies. That may now have changed. Getting regulatory approval for the new ...

THE simultaneous occurrence of quinic and shikimic acids has been reported in several plants 1–3. No definite role has been ascribed to either of these alicyclic acids in higher plants, except for ...

ATLANTA, March 29 — The sweetgum tree grows widely throughout the country and is known for its mace-like green fruit, which are sometimes called "gumballs." Now, this spiny fruit may become an ...