Most students know about aspirin, a pain-relieving compound ... and characterization by 1 H-NMR spectroscopy. Figure 2. Hydrolysis of methyl salicylate (wintergreen oil) to give salicylic acid The ...

It is now commercially biosynthesized from phenylalanine. Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), a prodrug to salicylic acid, is made by an entirely different process. Curiously, salicylic acid is also a ...

Plants protect themselves from environmental hazards like insects, drought and heat by producing salicylic acid, also known as aspirin. A new understanding of this process may help plants survive ...