A fungistatic compound that is widely used as a food preservative. It is conjugated to GLYCINE in the liver and excreted as hippuric acid.
Synonyms: Acid, Benzoic, Benzoic acid, 0, 8SKN0B0MIM, Potassium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid, 763YQN2K7K, Ucephan, Benzoate, Potassium
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BENZOIC ACIDS see BENZOATES is also available ,1999; for POTASSIUM BENZOATE use BENZOATES 1999-2012 ,1999; BENZOIC ACID was indexed under BENZOATES 1980-1998; for POTASSIUM BENZOATE see BENZOATES 1999-2012
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D019817