Calcium benzoateProduct ingredient for Benzoic acid

Name
Calcium benzoate
Drug Entry
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. As the sodium salt form, sodium benzoate is used as a treatment for urea cycle disorders due to its ability to bind amino acids. This leads to excretion of these amino acids and a decrease in ammonia levels. Recent research shows that sodium benzoate may be beneficial as an add-on therapy (1 gram/day) in schizophrenia. Total Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale scores dropped by 21% compared to placebo.

Accession Number
DBSALT003370
Structure
Synonyms
Benzocalol / E213
External IDs
E-213
UNII
3QDE968MKD
CAS Number
2090-05-3
Wikipedia
Calcium_benzoate
Predicted Properties
Not Available