MOLECULE

3-Dehydroquinic acid

3-Dehydroquinate belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alpha hydroxy acids and derivatives. These are organic compounds containing a carboxylic acid substituted with a hydroxyl group on the adjacent carbon. 3-Dehydroquinate is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). 3-Dehydroquinate exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. Outside of the human body, 3-Dehydroquinate has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as other bread, shiitakes, pili nuts, pepper (c. pubescens), and sourdocks. This could make 3-dehydroquinate a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. A 4-oxo monocarboxylic acid derived from quinic acid by oxidation of the hydroxy group at position 3 to the corresponding keto group. 3-Dehydroquinic acid is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.