
Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is an organic sodium salt resulting from the replacement of the proton from the carboxy group of benzoic acid by a sodium ion. It has a role as an EC 1.13.11.33 (arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase) inhibitor, an EC 3.1.1.3 (triacylglycerol lipase) inhibitor, an antimicrobial food preservative, a plant metabolite, a human xenobiotic metabolite, an algal metabolite and a drug allergen. It contains a benzoate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- sodium benzoate
- Molecular formula
- C7H5NaO2
- Molecular weight
- 144.10 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 144.01872368 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 40.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 2
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:113455
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1356
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID1020140
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