Term Name:	benzoate
Synonyms:	Benzenecarboxylate, Benzeneformate, Benzenemethanoate, benzoate, benzoate anion, benzoic acid, ion(1-), Phenylcarboxylate, Phenylformate
Definition:	The simplest member of the class of benzoates that is the conjugate base of benzoic acid, comprising a benzoic acid core with a proton missing to give a charge of -1.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:16150] ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of:	benzoates
has_role:	human xenobiotic metabolite plant metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent:	2,3-dihydroxybenzoate 2,3-dimethylbenzoate 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoate 2,4-dichlorobenzoate 2,4-dimethylbenzoate 2,5-dimethylbenzoate 2,6-dichlorobenzoate 2,6-dimethylbenzoate 2-diazoniobenzoate 2-halobenzoate 2-nitrobenzoate 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate 3,4-dimethylbenzoate 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoate 3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxybenzoate 3,5-dimethylbenzoate 3-bromo-4-hydroxybenzoate 3-chlorobenzoate 3-diazoniobenzoate 3-ethoxybenzoate 3-fluorobenzoate 3-hydroxybenzoate 4-aminobenzoate 4-bromobenzoate 4-chlorobenzoate 4-diazoniobenzoate 4-fluorobenzoate 4-hydroxy-3-octaprenylbenzoate 4-hydroxybenzoate 4-iodobenzoate 4-methoxybenzoate 4-nitrobenzoate 4-sulfonatobenzoate(2-) cloperastine fendizoate macrophomate p-mercuribenzoate
inverse has_part:	sodium benzoate
inverse is_conjugate_acid_of:	benzoic acid
is_conjugate_base_of:	benzoic acid