Descriptor in English: | Benzoic Acid |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Ácido Benzoico |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Ácido Benzoico |
Descriptor in 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 |
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 |
History Note: | 1999; for POTASSIUM BENZOATE use BENZOATES 1999-2012 |
DeCS UI: | 33801 |
Descriptor UI: | D019817 |
Date Established: | 1999/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1998/06/10 |
Revision Date: | 2016/07/01 |
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Benzoic Acid
- Preferred
Potassium Benzoate
- Narrower
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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