p-Aminohippuric Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: p-Aminohippuric Acid
Tree Number(s): D02.065.277.431.192.100; D02.241.223.100.050.500.650; D02.241.223.100.100.100.100; D02.241.755.360.192.100; D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.650; D02.455.426.559.389.127.085.067.100
Unique ID: D010130
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010130
Scope Note: The glycine amide of 4-aminobenzoic acid. Its sodium salt is used as a diagnostic aid to measure effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) and excretory capacity.
Entry Term(s): 4-Aminohippuric Acid; Aminohippurate Sodium; Aminohippuric Acid; Nephrotest; Sodium Para-Aminohippurate; p-Aminohippurate; para-Aminohippuric Acid
Pharm Action: Indicators and Reagents
Related Numbers: 61-78-9; SUO3KVS1O9
CAS Type 1 Name: Glycine, N-(4-aminobenzoyl)-
NLM Classification #: QU 62
Previous Indexing: Aminohippuric Acids (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under AMINOHIPPURIC ACIDS 1977-90; was PARA-AMINOHIPPURIC ACID see under AMINOHIPPURIC ACID 1965-76; was PARA-AMINOHIPPURIC ACID 1963-64
Online Note: use P-AMINOHIPPURIC ACID to search PARA-AMINOHIPPURIC ACID 1975-76; use AMINOHIPPURIC ACIDS 1966-74
History Note: 91(77); was see under AMINOHIPPURIC ACIDS 1977-90; was PARA-AMINOHIPPURIC ACID see under AMINOHIPPURIC ACID 1965-76; was PARA-AMINOHIPPURIC ACID 1963-64
Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Aminohippuric Acids
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/19
Revision Date: 2016/06/10

Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Aminohippuric Acids
Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Amides [D02.065]
  - Benzamides [D02.065.277]
    - Hippurates [D02.065.277.431]
      - Aminohippuric Acids [D02.065.277.431.192]
        
        p-Aminohippuric Acid [D02.065.277.431.192.100]

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
  - Acids, Carbocyclic [D02.241.223]
    - Benzoates [D02.241.223.100]
      - Aminobenzoates [D02.241.223.100.050]
        
        para-Aminobenzoates [D02.241.223.100.050.500]
        
        Acecainide [D02.241.223.100.050.500.625]
        
        4-Aminobenzoic Acid [D02.241.223.100.050.500.640]
        
        Aminosalicylic Acid [D02.241.223.100.050.500.642]
        
        Benzocaine [D02.241.223.100.050.500.643]
        
        Cisapride [D02.241.223.100.050.500.644]
        
        Ethopabate [D02.241.223.100.050.500.645]
        
        Metoclopramide [D02.241.223.100.050.500.647]
        
        p-Aminohippuric Acid [D02.241.223.100.050.500.650]
        
        Procainamide [D02.241.223.100.050.500.875]
        
        Procaine [D02.241.223.100.050.500.906]
        
        Propoxycaine [D02.241.223.100.050.500.937]
        
        Tetracaine [D02.241.223.100.050.500.968]

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
  - Acids, Carbocyclic [D02.241.223]
    - Benzoates [D02.241.223.100]
      - Benzamides [D02.241.223.100.100]
        
        Aminohippuric Acids [D02.241.223.100.100.100]
        
        p-Aminohippuric Acid [D02.241.223.100.100.100.100]

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
  - Keto Acids [D02.241.755]
    - Hippurates [D02.241.755.360]
      - Aminohippuric Acids [D02.241.755.360.192]
        
        p-Aminohippuric Acid [D02.241.755.360.192.100]

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
  - Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
    - Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
      - Benzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389]
        
        Benzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127]
        
        Aminobenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020]
        
        para-Aminobenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937]
        
        Acecainide [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.625]
        
        4-Aminobenzoic Acid [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.640]
        
        Aminosalicylic Acid [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.642]
        
        Ethopabate [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.645]
        
        Metoclopramide [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.647]
        
        p-Aminohippuric Acid [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.650]
        
        Benzocaine [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.687]
        
        Cisapride [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.700]
        
        Procainamide [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.875]
        
        Procaine [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.906]
        
        Propoxycaine [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.937]
        
        Tetracaine [D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.968]

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
  - Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
    - Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
      - Benzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389]
        
        Benzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127]
        
        Benzamides [D02.455.426.559.389.127.085]
        
        Aminohippuric Acids [D02.455.426.559.389.127.085.067]
        
        p-Aminohippuric Acid [D02.455.426.559.389.127.085.067.100]

p-Aminohippuric Acid Preferred

Concept UI: M0015718
Related Numbers: 61-78-9; SUO3KVS1O9
Scope Note: The glycine amide of 4-aminobenzoic acid. Its sodium salt is used as a diagnostic aid to measure effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) and excretory capacity.
Terms: p-Aminohippuric Acid Preferred Term
Term UI T029981
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag ABX
ThesaurusID; 4-Aminohippuric Acid
Term UI T029979
Date05/18/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Aminohippuric Acid
Term UI T029980
Date04/08/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; para-Aminohippuric Acid
Term UI T029983
Date05/18/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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