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Descriptor English: Benzoic Acid
Descriptor Spanish: Ácido Benzoico
Descriptor ácido benzoico
Scope note: Compuesto fungistático utilizado ampliamente como conservante de alimentos. Se conjuga con la GLICINA en el hígado y se excreta como ácido hipúrico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ácido Benzoico
Descriptor French: Acide benzoïque
Entry term(s): Acid, Benzoic
Benzoate, Potassium
Potassium Benzoate
Ucephan
Tree number(s): D02.241.223.100.120
D02.455.426.559.389.127.117
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019817
Scope note: A fungistatic compound that is widely used as a food preservative. It is conjugated to GLYCINE in the liver and excreted as hippuric acid.
Annotation: BENZOIC ACIDS see BENZOATES is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Benzoates
Pharm Action: Antifungal Agents
Food Preservatives
Registry Number: 8SKN0B0MIM
CAS Type 1 Name: Benzoic acid
Previous Indexing: Benzoates (1966-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 1999; BENZOIC ACID was indexed under BENZOATES 1980-1998; for POTASSIUM BENZOATE see BENZOATES 1999-2012
History Note: 1999; for POTASSIUM BENZOATE use BENZOATES 1999-2012
DeCS ID: 33801
Unique ID: D019817
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/10
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Benzoic Acid - Preferred
Concept UI M0029415
Scope note A fungistatic compound that is widely used as a food preservative. It is conjugated to GLYCINE in the liver and excreted as hippuric acid.
Preferred term Benzoic Acid
Entry term(s) Acid, Benzoic
Potassium Benzoate - Narrower
Concept UI M0002351
Preferred term Potassium Benzoate
Entry term(s) Benzoate, Potassium
Ucephan - Narrower
Concept UI M0459874
Preferred term Ucephan



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