Benzoic acid

DB03793ApprovedInvestigationalSmall moleculeNitrogen Binding Agent

Benzoic acid is an antimicrobial food additive. A fungistatic compound that is widely used as a food preservative.

Chemical structure of Benzoic acid
Formula / weight
C7H6O2 · 122.123 g/mol (avg)
First approval
Canada, 2000 · United States, 2005
Code names
E-210 · FEMA NO. 2131 · INS-210 · INS NO.210 · NSC-149
Brand names
  • Ammonul
  • Hyophen

Resolves to

Compound
UNII8SKN0B0MIMCAS65-85-0ChEMBLCHEMBL541ChEBI30746PubChem243KEGGD00038
Clinical / RWD
RxNorm18989ATCA16AX11ATCA16AX30ATCV04CG30PharmGKBPA448578
Structure
InChIKeyWPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
Targets
P51151RAB9AP46059SLC15A1Q9L9D7cocEP14920DAOO67987clcAP96965cumDO31168cpoQ01234nfsB+2 more
Transporters
O94956SLCO2B1Q8TCC7SLC22A8P53985SLC16A1

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