Prephenic acid
Prephenic acid is an oxo dicarboxylic acid that consists of 4-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-diene-1-carboxylic acid substituted by a 2-carboxy-2-oxoethyl group at position 1. It has a role as a plant metabolite and an Escherichia coli metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a prephenate(2-) and a (1s,4s)-prephenate(2-).