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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Benzoic Acid
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Ácido Benzoico
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Ácido Benzoico
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Synonyms English:
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Acid, Benzoic
Benzoate, Potassium
Potassium Benzoate
Ucephan
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Tree Number:
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D02.241.223.100.120
D02.455.426.559.389.127.117
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Definition English:
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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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Indexing Annotation English:
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BENZOIC ACIDS see BENZOATES is also available
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Pharmacological Action:
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Antifungal Agents
Food Preservatives
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Entry Combination - descr/qualif English:
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Benzoic Acid/analogs & derivatives use Benzoates
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History Note English:
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1999; for POTASSIUM BENZOATE use BENZOATES 1999-2012
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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33801
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Unique Identifier:
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D019817
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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