OBO ID: CHEBI:31263
Term Name: bentiromide Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • (S)-4-((2-(benzoylamino)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-oxopropyl)amino)benzoic acid
  • (S)-p-(alpha-benzamido-p-hydroxyhydrocinnamamido)benzoic acid
  • 4-(N-benzoyl-L-tyrosylamino)benzoic acid
  • 4-[(N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl)amino]benzoic acid
  • bentiromide
  • bentiromido
  • bentiromidum
  • benzoyltyrosyl-p-aminobenzoic acid
  • BT-PABA
  • BTPABA
  • N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl-p-aminobenzoate
  • N-benzoyl-L-tyrosyl-p-aminobenzoic acid
  • PFD
  • PFT
Definition: The dipeptide obtained by condensation of N-benzoyl-L-tyrosine with 4-aminobenzoic acid. Used as a noninvasive screening test for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and to monitor the adequacy of supplemental pancreatic therapy, it is given by mouth: the amount of 4-aminobenzoic acid and its metabolites excreted in the urine is taken as a measure of the chymotrypsin-secreting activity of the pancreas.
References:
  • Beilstein:2910938
  • CAS:37106-97-1
  • DrugBank:DB00522
  • Drug_Central:316
  • KEGG:D01346
  • Patent:DE2156835
  • Patent:US3801562
  • Wikipedia:Bentiromide
Ontology: ChEBI  ( EBI )
PHENOTYPE No data available