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Benzoic Acid
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
Details
Qualifiers
MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Benzoic Acid
Tree Number(s)
D02.241.223.100.120
D02.455.426.559.389.127.117
Unique ID
D019817
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019817
Annotation
BENZOIC ACIDS
see
BENZOATES
is also available
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.
Entry Term(s)
Potassium Benzoate
Ucephan
Pharm Action
Antifungal Agents
Food Preservatives
Registry Numbers
8SKN0B0MIM
763YQN2K7K
0
Related Numbers
582-25-2
65-85-0
763YQN2K7K
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
Entry Combination
analogs & derivatives:Benzoates
Date Established
1999/01/01
Date of Entry
1998/06/10
Revision Date
2016/07/01
Entry Combination
analogs & derivatives:Benzoates
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]
Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
Acids, Carbocyclic [D02.241.223]
Benzoates [D02.241.223.100]
Aminobenzoates [D02.241.223.100.050]
Benzamides [D02.241.223.100.100]
Benzoic Acid [D02.241.223.100.120]
Sodium Benzoate [D02.241.223.100.120.500]
Benzoyl Peroxide [D02.241.223.100.133]
Benzoylcholine [D02.241.223.100.141]
Bromobenzoates [D02.241.223.100.150]
Chlorobenzoates [D02.241.223.100.200]
Deferasirox [D02.241.223.100.250]
Hydroxybenzoates [D02.241.223.100.300]
Iodobenzoates [D02.241.223.100.400]
Mercuribenzoates [D02.241.223.100.500]
Nitrobenzoates [D02.241.223.100.600]
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]
Benzamides [D02.455.426.559.389.127.085]
Benzoic Acid [D02.455.426.559.389.127.117]
Sodium Benzoate [D02.455.426.559.389.127.117.500]
Benzoyl Peroxide [D02.455.426.559.389.127.133]
Benzoylcholine [D02.455.426.559.389.127.141]
Bromobenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127.150]
Chlorobenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127.250]
Deferasirox [D02.455.426.559.389.127.266]
Hydroxybenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127.281]
Iodobenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127.375]
Mercuribenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127.500]
Nitrobenzoates [D02.455.426.559.389.127.650]
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Benzoic Acid
Preferred
Concept UI
M0029415
Registry Numbers
8SKN0B0MIM
Related Numbers
582-25-2
65-85-0
763YQN2K7K
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.
Terms
Benzoic Acid
Preferred Term
Term UI
T058962
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
Potassium Benzoate
Narrower
Concept UI
M0002351
Registry Numbers
763YQN2K7K
Terms
Potassium Benzoate
Preferred Term
Term UI
T004538
Date
02/02/1998
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
Ucephan
Narrower
Concept UI
M0459874
Registry Numbers
0
Terms
Ucephan
Preferred Term
Term UI
T570527
Date
01/28/2004
LexicalTag
TRD
ThesaurusID
US
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