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Descriptor English: Sodium Benzoate
Descriptor Spanish: Benzoato de Sodio
Descriptor benzoato de sodio
Scope note: La sal de sodio del ACIDO BENZOIC0. Se utiliza como conservante antifúngico en preparaciones farmacéuticas y alimentos. Puede utilizarse también para determinar la función hepática.
Descriptor Portuguese: Benzoato de Sódio
Descriptor French: Benzoate de sodium
Entry term(s): Benzoate, Sodium
Tree number(s): D02.241.223.100.120.500
D02.455.426.559.389.127.117.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020160
Scope note: The sodium salt of BENZOIC ACID. It is used as an antifungal preservative in pharmaceutical preparations and foods. It may also be used as a test for liver function.
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: OJ245FE5EU
CAS Type 1 Name: Benzoic acid, sodium salt
Previous Indexing: Benzoates (1980-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 99; SODIUM BENZOATE was indexed under BENZOATES 1980-98
History Note: 99; for SODIUM BENZOATE use BENZOIC ACID (NM) 1980-98
DeCS ID: 33803
Unique ID: D020160
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/11
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Sodium Benzoate - Preferred
Concept UI M0029887
Scope note The sodium salt of BENZOIC ACID. It is used as an antifungal preservative in pharmaceutical preparations and foods. It may also be used as a test for liver function.
Preferred term Sodium Benzoate
Entry term(s) Benzoate, Sodium



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