The salt or ester of anthranilic acid, an important compound in the synthesis of indigo dye and pharmaceutical compounds.
From 'anthranilic acid' (discovered in indigo plants) + '-ate' (suffix for salts and esters). The root comes from indigo ('anil' in Spanish/Portuguese).
Anthranilates are crucial intermediates in nature—your body makes them as part of tryptophan metabolism, and they're also building blocks for some antibiotics and dyes!
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