Descriptor English: | Benzoic Acid | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Ácido Benzoico
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Ácido Benzoico | ||||
Descriptor French: | Acide benzoïque | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Acid, Benzoic Benzoate, Potassium Potassium Benzoate Ucephan |
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Tree number(s): |
D02.241.223.100.120 D02.455.426.559.389.127.117 |
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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. |
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Annotation: | BENZOIC ACIDS see BENZOATES is also available |
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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 |
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Entry Combination: |
analogs & derivatives:Benzoates
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Pharm Action: |
Antifungal Agents Food Preservatives |
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Registry Number: | 8SKN0B0MIM | ||||
CAS Type 1 Name: | Benzoic acid | ||||
Previous Indexing: |
Benzoates (1966-1998) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 1999; BENZOIC ACID was indexed under BENZOATES 1980-1998; for POTASSIUM BENZOATE see BENZOATES 1999-2012 |
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History Note: | 1999; for POTASSIUM BENZOATE use BENZOATES 1999-2012 |
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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 |
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Benzoic Acid
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Potassium Benzoate
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Ucephan
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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 |
Concept UI |
M0002351 |
Preferred term | Potassium Benzoate |
Entry term(s) |
Benzoate, Potassium |
Concept UI |
M0459874 |
Preferred term | Ucephan |
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