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Benzoic Acid

Known as: Benzoic Acid [Chemical/Ingredient], Acid, Benzoic, acid benzoic 
A fungistatic compound that is widely used as a food preservative. It is conjugated to GLYCINE in the liver and excreted as hippuric acid.
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4 ML Diazepam 5 MG/ML Rectal Gel50 ML Sodium Benzoate 100 MG/ML / sodium phenylacetate 100 MG/ML InjectionALCOHOL/BENZOIC ACID/EUCALYPTOL/METHYL SALICYLATE/THYMOL LIQUIDARNICA MONTANA 1 [hp_X] in 100 g TOPICAL CREAM [POWERFUL PAIN RELIEF]

Broader (2)

Benzoatearomatic carboxylic acid

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CystexHydroxybenzoic AcidsLITHIUM BENZOATEWhitfield's Ointment

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1999
1999
Inhibition of Chemiluminescence in Human PMNs by Monocyclic Phenolic Acids and Flavonoids
in vivo in vivo 
1998
1998
A perspective on the use of tubeless pancreatic function tests in diagnosis
For many years, gastroenterologists have searched for the holy grail of pancreatic function tests—the tubeless test. The quest is… 
1989
1989
Aromatic aldehydes as substrates for yeast and yeast alcohol dehydrogenase.
We have investigated the conversion of aromatic aldehydes to L-acetyl aromatic carbinols and aromatic alcohols by Saccharomyces… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Glycolamide esters as biolabile prodrugs of carboxylic acid agents: synthesis, stability, bioconversion, and physicochemical properties.
Benzoic acid esters of various substituted 2-hydroxyacetamides (glycolamides) were found to be hydrolyzed extremely rapidly in… 
1982
1982
The origin of urinary aromatic compounds excreted by ruminants 1. The metabolism of quinic, cyclohexanecarboxylic and non-phenolic aromatic acids to benzoic acid
1. The contribution of dietary constituents to the large urinary output of benzoic acid characteristic of ruminants and some… 
1976
1976
Solid-phase synthesis of drug glucuronides by immobilized glucuronosyltransferase.
Rabbit liver glucuronosyltransferase immobilized on beaded agarose has been used to synthesize glucuronic acid conjugates of… 
1975
1975
Mechanism of benzoic acid uptake by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
A fast uptake of the preservative benzoic acid was observed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, reaching saturation in about two min and… 
1962
1962
Studies on poisoning. IV. Toluene concentration in air and urinary hippuric acid measured by paperchromatography and mass screening examination method.
For the elucidation of the relationship between the toluene concentration in the air and the amount of hippuric acid excreted in… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Effect of Benzimidazole on Detached Wheat Leaves
DETACHED wheat leaves when floated on water retain their green colour for a few days only and are usually chlorotic within a week… 
1947
1947
Synthesis of hippuric acid in liver homogenate.
The synthesis of hippuric acid from benaoic acid and glycine resembles in several respects the synthesis of a peptide bond. A…