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AMINOBENZOIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A derivative of benzoic acid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("aminobenzoic acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
Context examples:
A calcium salt form of aminosalicylic acid, an analog of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) with antitubercular activity.
(Aminosalicylate Calcium, NCI Thesaurus)
An analog of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) with antitubercular activity.
(Aminosalicylic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
The sodium salt form of aminosalicylic acid, an analog of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) with antitubercular activity.
(Aminosalicylate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
As a structural analog of p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), dapsone inhibits dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS), an enzyme important in folate synthesis, resulting in a depletion of the folate pool and a reduction in the amount of thymidylate available for DNA synthesis.
(Dapsone, NCI Thesaurus)
Para-aminobenzoic acid is found in grains and foods from animals.
(Para-aminobenzoic acid, NCI Dictionary)
When exposed to light, aminobenzoic acid (para-aminobenzoic acid or PABA) absorbs UV light and emits excess energy via a photochemical reaction that may cause damage to DNA.
(Aminobenzoic acid, NCI Thesaurus)
Aminobenzoic acid is found in grains and foods from animals.
(Aminobenzoic acid, NCI Dictionary)
Bacteria that live in the intestines need para-aminobenzoic acid to survive.
(Para-aminobenzoic acid, NCI Dictionary)
Aminobenzoic acid may also increase oxygen uptake at the tissue level and may enhance monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity to promote the degradation of serotonin, which in excess, may lead to fibrotic changes.
(Aminobenzoic acid, NCI Thesaurus)
Bacteria that live in the intestines need aminobenzoic acid to survive.
(Aminobenzoic acid, NCI Dictionary)
