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
- External Links
- Wikipedia
- Calcium_benzoate
- Predicted Properties
- Not Available