Structured Summary
Abstract
The sodium salt of BENZOIC ACID. It is used as an antifungal preservative in pharmaceutical preparations and foods. It may also be used as a test for liver function.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C7H5NaO2
- Molecular Weight
- 144.10 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 532-32-1
- IUPAC Name
- sodium benzoate
- InChIKey
- WXMKPNITSTVMEF-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)[O-].[Na+]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D020160
- Source
- PubChem CID 517055
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Benzoate, Sodium
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
1999; for SODIUM BENZOATE use BENZOIC ACID (NM) 1980-1998
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Previous Indexing
- Benzoates (1980-1998)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sodium Benzoate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020160. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020160
- Sodium Benzoate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_benzoate
- Sodium Benzoate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423971
- Sodium Benzoate. In: PubChem Compound. CID 517055. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/517055