General
Preferred name
BENZOIC ACID
Synonyms
Dracylic acid ()
FEMA 2131 ()
AMMONIUM BENZOATE ()
E210 ()
Acidum benzoicum ()
Whitfield's ()
Benzoic acid (e 210) ()
INS-210 ()
Vevovitall ()
E-210 ()
INS NO.210 ()
Benzoicum acidum ()
Menno-florades ()
FEMA NO. 2131 ()
NSC-149 ()
benzoate ()
P&D ID
PD001113
CAS
65-85-0
766-76-7
331473-08-6
Tags
available
drug
natural product
Approved by
FDA
Drug indication
Urinary tract infection
Fungal infection
Drug Status
approved
investigational
Probe control
Probe control not defined
Orthogonal probes
0
No orthogonal probes found
Similar probes
0
No structurally similar probes found
Structure
P&D probe-likeness score
Structure formats
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Description
(extracted from source data)
DESCRIPTION
Benzoic acid is an aromatic alcohol existing naturally in many plants and is a common additive to food, drinks, cosmetics and other products. It acts as preservatives through inhibiting both bacteria and fungi[1][2].
PRICE
29
DESCRIPTION
Benzoic acid is an antimicrobial food additive. 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.
(Enamine Bioactive Compounds)
DESCRIPTION
Benzoic acid (Dracylic acid) is a fungistatic compound that is widely used as a food preservative. It is conjugated to GLYCINE in the liver and excreted as hippuric acid.
(TargetMol Bioactive Compound Library)
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Cell lines
0
Organisms
1
Compound Sets
23
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[[ ligand_id ]]
free of charge
External IDs
63
Molecular Weight
122.04
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
1
Hydrogen Bond Donors
1
Rotatable Bonds
1
Ring Count
1
Aromatic Ring Count
1
cLogP
1.38
TPSA
37.3
Fraction CSP3
0.0
Chiral centers
0.0
Largest ring
6.0
QED
0.61
Structural alerts
0
No structural alerts detected
Related compounds
Custom attributes
(extracted from source data)
Pathway
Metabolism
Microbiology/virology
Anti-infection
Metabolic Enzyme/Protease
Target
DAO, HRSP12, PRDX5, RAB9A
Bacterial
Endogenous Metabolite
Fungal
Indication
tinea pedis
MOA
food preservative
Source data
