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3-Hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-pyran-2,6-dicarboxylic acid | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.136 |
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MeSH | C010603 |
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C7H4O7 |
Molar mass | 200.102 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | colorless crystals |
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Chelidonic acid |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Meconic acid, also known as acidum meconicum and poppy acid, is a chemical substance found in certain plants of the poppy family, Papaveraceae, such as Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) and Papaver bracteatum. Meconic acid constitutes about 5% of opium and can be used as an analytical marker for the presence of opium. Meconic acid has erroneously been described as a mild narcotic, but it has little or no physiological activity, and is not used medicinally. Meconic acid forms salts with alkaloids and metals. These salts as well as meconic acid esters are called meconates. Meconic acid was first isolated by Friedrich Sertürner in 1805.[1]