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Hippuric acid sodium salt (CAS 305808-27-9)

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Alternate Names:
N-Benzoylglycine sodium salt; Benzoylaminoacetic acid sodium salt
CAS Number:
305808-27-9
Purity:
≥99%
Molecular Weight:
201.2
Molecular Formula:
C9H8NO3•Na
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Hippuric acid sodium salt is a white crystalline substance with slight solubility in water and originates from the conjugation of glycine and benzoic acid. It has been the subject of extensive research across varied scientific disciplines, such as microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry, and toxicology. This compound is the sodium salt derivative of hippuric acid and serves as a significant precursor for synthesizing other organic substances like benzyl alcohol, cinnamic acid, and phenylacetic acid. Hippuric acid sodium salt is often used as a marker to assess the suitability of urine specimens for microbial culture studies. It′s also utilized as a substrate in the identification of bacterial enzymes like decarboxylases and hydrolases. Moreover, this compound is used as a reagent in detecting hippuric acid and benzoic acid within complex matrices.


Hippuric acid sodium salt (CAS 305808-27-9) References

  1. Synergistic potentiating effect of D(+)-mannose, orotic, and hippuric acid sodium salt on selective toxicity of a mixture of 13 substances of the circulatory system in culture for various tumor cell lines.  |  Kulcsár, G. 2000. Cancer Detect Prev. 24: 485-95. PMID: 11129991
  2. A combined protocol for isolation of T6SS-positive Campylobacter jejuni and assessment of interspecies interaction.  |  Gupta, S., et al. 2022. STAR Protoc. 3: 101368. PMID: 35573481
  3. Transition of chemolithotroph Ferrobacillus ferrooxidans to obligate organotrophy and metabolic capabilities of glucose-grown cells.  |  Shafia, F., et al. 1972. J Bacteriol. 111: 56-65. PMID: 4669216
  4. Gas-liquid chromatography technique for detection of hippurate hydrolysis and conversion of fumarate to succinate by microorganisms.  |  Kodaka, H., et al. 1982. J Clin Microbiol. 16: 962-4. PMID: 7153346

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Hippuric acid sodium salt, 25 g

sc-295154
25 g
$32.00

Hippuric acid sodium salt, 100 g

sc-295154A
100 g
$70.00