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Benzoic Acid

A fungistatic compound that is widely used as a food preservative. It is conjugated to GLYCINE in the liver and excreted as hippuric acid.

Year introduced: 1999

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Tree Number(s): D02.241.223.100.120, D02.455.426.559.389.127.117

MeSH Unique ID: D019817

Registry Number: 8SKN0B0MIM

Entry Terms:

  • Acid, Benzoic
  • Potassium Benzoate
  • Benzoate, Potassium
  • Ucephan

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