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Preferred term

Benzoic Acid  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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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Entry terms

  • 582-25-2 (Potassium Benzoate)
  • 65-85-0
  • 763YQN2K7K
  • 8SKN0B0MIM
  • Benzoic acid

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  • French

  • 582-25-2 (Potassium Benzoate)
  • 65-85-0
  • 763YQN2K7K
  • 8SKN0B0MIM
  • Benzoic acid

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PHCDLGBN-V

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