Term Name: benzoic acid
Synonyms: acide benzoique, Aromatic carboxylic acid, Benzenecarboxylic acid, Benzeneformic acid, Benzenemethanoic acid, Benzoesaeure, benzoic acid, Dracylic acid, E210, Phenylcarboxylic acid, Phenylformic acid
Definition: A compound comprising a benzene ring core carrying a carboxylic acid substituent.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:30746]  ( EBI )

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is a type of: benzoic acids
has subtype: carboxy-PTIO
has_role: algal metabolite antimicrobial food preservative drug allergen EC 1.13.11.33 (arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase) inhibitor EC 3.1.1.3 (triacylglycerol lipase) inhibitor human xenobiotic metabolite plant metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: 1-(4-carboxy-2-guanidinophenyl)-5,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one 1-[4-carboxy-2-(3-pentylamino)phenyl]-5,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidin-2-one 2,3-dichlorobenzoic acid 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid 2,3-dimethylbenzoic acid 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoic acid 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid 2,4-dimethylbenzoic acid 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid 2,5-dimethylbenzoic acid 2,6-dichlorobenzoic acid 2,6-dimethylbenzoic acid 2-(benzoylamino)-4-nitrobenzoic acid 2-({3-[(2S)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]-2,6-dioxo-3,6-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl}methyl)benzoic acid 2-[(benzoylamino)methyl]-3,4,6-trichlorophenyl 4-nitrobenzoate 2-chloro-5-(5-{(E)-[(2Z)-3-(2-methoxyethyl)-4-oxo-2-(phenylimino)-1,3-thiazolidin-5-ylidene]methyl}furan-2-yl)benzoic acid 2-ethoxy-5-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)sulfonylbenzoic acid 2-halobenzoic acid 2-nitrobenzoic acid 2-succinylbenzoic acid 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid 3,4-dimethylbenzoic acid 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoic acid 3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxybenzoic acid 3,5-dichlorobenzoic acid 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid 3,5-dimethylbenzoic acid 3-(5-amino-7-hydroxy-2H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)benzoic acid 3-aminobenzoic acid 3-bromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid 3-bromo-4-hydroxybenzoic acid 3-chlorobenzoic acid 3-ethoxybenzoic acid 3-hexaprenyl-4,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid 3-hexaprenyl-4-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzoic acid 3-hydroxybenzoic acid 3-oxalobenzoic acid 4-(2-carboxyphenyl)-2-oxobut-3-enoic acid 4-(4-{(2S,5S)-5-[2-(dibenzylamino)-2-oxoethyl]-2-heptyl-4-oxo-1,3-thiazolidin-3-yl}butyl)benzoic acid 4-(beta-D-glucosyloxy)benzoic acid 4-[(2R)-2-(aminomethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]-3-[(1-ethylpropyl)amino]benzoic acid 4-[2-(5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]benzoic acid 4-aminobenzoic acid 4-chlorobenzoic acid 4-hydroxy-3-octaprenylbenzoic acid 4-isothiocyanatobenzoic acid 4-methoxybenzoic acid 4-nitrobenzoic acid 4-sulfobenzoic acid 4-{5-[(Z)-(2-imino-4-oxo-1,3-thiazolidin-5-ylidene)methyl]furan-2-yl}benzoic acid 4-{[(2R,5S)-5-{[(2S)-2-(aminomethyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl]carbonyl}pyrrolidin-2-yl]methoxy}-3-tert-butylbenzoic acid 5-chlorosalicylic acid 5-sulfosalicylic acid benzamidine benzohydrazide benzoic anhydride benzoyl chloride benzoyl cyanide benzoyl-beta-D-glucoside benzoyl-CoA benzoylacetonitrile benzyl benzoate fluorobenzoic acid geranyl benzoate hexadecyl benzoate hydroxybenzoic acid isobutyl benzoate macrophomic acid metronidazole benzoate N-benzoyl-D-arginines N-benzoyl-L-arginine N-benzoyl-L-phenylalaninol octyl benzoate p-chloromercuribenzoic acid p-mercuribenzoic acid pentafluorobenzoic acid phenethyl benzoate tert-butyl benzoate
inverse has_parent_hydride: 3,4-dimethoxybenzoic acid
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: benzoate
inverse is_substituent_group_from: benzoyl group benzoyloxy group
is_conjugate_acid_of: benzoate