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CAS No.: | 495-69-2 |
Formula: | C9h9no3 |
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Product name | Hippuric acid |
CAS No. | 495-69-2 |
MF | C9H9NO3 |
MW | Molecular weight: |
Hippuric acid (Gr. hippos, horse, ouron, urine) is a carboxylic acid and organic compound. It is found in urine and is formed from the combination of benzoic acid and glycine. Levels of hippuric acid rise with the consumption of phenolic compounds (such as fruit juice, tea and wine). The phenols are first converted to benzoic acid, and then to hippuric acid and excreted in urine.
Hippuric acid crystallizes in rhombic prisms which are readily soluble in hot water, melt at 187 °C, and decompose at about 240 °C. High concentrations of hippuric acid may also indicate a intoxication; however, scientists have called this correlation into question because there are other variables that affect levels of hippuric acid. When many aromatic compounds such as benzoic acid is taken internally, they are converted to hippuric acid by reaction with the amino acid, glycine.
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