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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
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
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