"4-Aminobenzoic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An aminobenzoic acid isomer that combines with pteridine and GLUTAMIC ACID to form FOLIC ACID. The fact that 4-aminobenzoic acid absorbs light throughout the UVB range has also resulted in its use as an ingredient in SUNSCREENS.
| Descriptor ID |
D010129
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.223.100.050.500.640 D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.937.640
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| Concept/Terms |
4-Aminobenzoic Acid- 4-Aminobenzoic Acid
- 4 Aminobenzoic Acid
- Aminobenzoic Acid (USP)
- para-Aminobenzoic Acid
- para Aminobenzoic Acid
- p-Aminobenzoic Acid
- p Aminobenzoic Acid
- PABA
Potassium Aminobenzoate- Potassium Aminobenzoate
- Aminobenzoate, Potassium
- Potassium 4-Aminobenzoate
- 4-Aminobenzoate, Potassium
- Potassium 4 Aminobenzoate
- 4-Aminobenzoic Acid, Potassium Salt
- 4 Aminobenzoic Acid, Potassium Salt
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Below are the most recent publications written about "4-Aminobenzoic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Examination of intrinsic sulfonamide resistance in Bacillus anthracis: a novel assay for dihydropteroate synthase. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2008 May; 1780(5):848-53.